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Sep 17, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Huawei Atlas 960E SuperPoD: First NPO Super Node for 10-Trillion-Parameter Models

Huawei unveils Atlas 960E SuperPoD, the industry's first super node using Near Package Optics (NPO) technology, scaling to 4,096 Ascend 960 chips delivering 8 EFLOPS FP8 and 16 EFLOPS FP4 for trillion-parameter model training, with 5,500 Hi-ONE optical engines replacing 48,000 modules to cut 550 kW power and achieve 99.8% availability.