DeepSeek UE8M0 FP8 Optimization: Revolutionizing Domestic AI-Semiconductor Synergy

DeepSeek UE8M0 FP8 Optimization: A Critical Breakthrough in the Synergy Between Domestic AI and Semiconductors In today’s rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI), the efficiency of model training and the cost of deployment have become core concerns for the industry. Floating-point numbers— the fundamental way computers process decimals— play a direct role in determining an AI system’s precision, speed, and resource consumption. In recent years, low-precision floating-point formats, particularly 8-bit floating-point (FP8), have emerged as a key solution for balancing performance and efficiency. Among these innovations, the UE8M0 FP8 format developed by the Chinese team at DeepSeek stands out …