Alibaba reportedly lining up AI chip IPO after wave of Chinese offerings

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2026.01.22 10:55
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Alibaba is reportedly preparing to IPO its chipmaking unit, T-Head, which produces AI inference chips. Shares of Alibaba rose 5% following the news. The restructuring will make T-Head a standalone business with partial employee ownership. The move comes amid strong demand for Chinese tech offerings, including MetaX Integrated Circuits and Moore Threads. T-Head's Hanguang 800 chip is utilized in various Alibaba divisions, and the company has its own AI model, Qwen, which is popular among developers.