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Alibaba chip unit T-Head files Hong Kong IPO plan amid China’s AI self-sufficiency drive

Alibaba chip unit T-Head files Hong Kong IPO plan amid China’s AI self-sufficiency drive
South China Morning Post Tuesday 10 November 2026, 13:20 UTC By Zoe SL Chan,Ben Jiang 1 min read
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Alibaba Group Holding’s chip design unit T-Head has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on a confidential basis in Hong Kong, the company said in a stock-exchange filing on Tuesday evening, setting up a high-profile listing in the city amid rising competition between the US and China as the latter continues its push for tech self-sufficiency. The size and structure of the listing were not finalised. A wholly owned subsidiary of Alibaba, T-Head provides full-stack data centre chips,...

Alibaba Group Holding’s chip design unit T-Head has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on a confidential basis in Hong Kong, the company said in a stock-exchange filing on Tuesday evening, setting up a high-profile listing in the city amid rising competition between the US and China as the latter continues its push for tech self-sufficiency. The size and structure of the listing were not finalised. A wholly owned subsidiary of Alibaba, T-Head provides full-stack data centre chips,...
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