The Current Development Status and Challenges of Data Processing Unit

With the vigorous development of the digital economy, especially the rapid formation of new economic growth poles such as generative artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, and the low-altitude economy, the global demand for large-scale computing power is experiencing a sharp increase. Data Processing Unit, leveraging their superior data processing performance and unique advantages in heterogeneous computing, are accelerating the evolution of computing facilities towards larger scale, higher bandwidth, and lower latency. The development of Data Processing Unit is showing a robust momentum, yet challenges such as the lack of unified standards, constrained technical research and development approaches, and relatively singular business models persist. There is an urgent need to focus on standard formulation, technological breakthroughs, and industrial collaboration to build self-innovative computing facilities. This will propel data processors to become the “powerhouse of computing” in future data centers.