Huawei Open-Sources AscendNPU IR, the Core of the BiSheng Compiler: Triton and Multi-Language Support for Ascend 950

At the Meet AI Compiler salon hosted by HyperAI, Huawei AscendNPU IR architect Hai Lijuan detailed the open-sourced compiler foundation: an MLIR-based tile-level abstraction for Ascend hardware that connects LLVM IR, supports Triton and other front-end languages, and extends to the new Ascend 950 with SIMD and SIMT coverage.