# SMIC x Alibaba (5nm AI Inference Chip): partnership

Canonical ID: `5ae70db2-0a13-467a-9df2-efb116896b7c`

In December 2025, SMIC collaborated with Alibaba Group to develop and manufacture a new 5nm chip customized for AI inference workloads. This alliance secures a domestic supply of high-performance hardware for China's leading cloud provider and signals growing demand from Chinese data center giants.

- **Type:** development
- **Status:** active
- **Verification posture:** reported (press-release-only)

## Parties (2)

- [SMIC](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/smic.md) manufacturer
- Alibaba Group _(off-registry)_ customer

## Sources (1)

1. https://siliconangle.com/2025/12/29/smic-buys-subsidiary-5-8b-chinas-chipmaking-progress-accelerates/


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