Huawei prepares to test its Ascend 910D AI chip as new US tariffs and restrictions reshape the global semiconductor trade.

AI-diffusion” rules could limit the U.S. chip company’s sales even to friendly countries—and give more opportunity to foreign rivals.

China's Huawei Technologies is preparing to test its newest and most powerful artificial-intelligence processor, hoping to replace some higher-end products of U.S. chip giant Nvidia , the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.