One-sentence summary
CAE academician Zheng Weimin said on October 31 that domestic compute's challenge is not just hardware performance but the software ecosystem and real usage cost; chip architectures each need separate tuning, so a unified software platform is needed to move domestic compute from usable to good.
Core View
On October 31, 2026, Chinese Academy of Engineering academician and Tsinghua CS professor Zheng Weimin said domestic compute's challenge lies not only in chip hardware performance but in the software ecosystem and real usage cost.
Where the Problem Lies
After targeted software optimization, domestic chips can deliver decent performance, but different chips often need separate adaptation and tuning, costing heavy development resources. Real usage cost, more than chip purchase price, drives enterprise choices.
Direction
The fix is a unified software platform that lets chips of different architectures cooperate efficiently, cutting redundant adaptation and building a high-performance, consistent, developer-driven domestic intelligent-compute ecosystem.
From Usable to Good
Zheng says the goal is to move domestic compute from merely usable to genuinely good, rather than only comparing per-chip purchase price.
Sources
- Guancha (QQ News): November 1 hard-tech brief