Damo Academy, Alibaba Group Holding’s research arm, has launched its first server-grade central processing unit (CPU), according to a piece today in the South China Morning Post.* Designed for server-level, high-performance computing (HPC), the new chip, C930, is the most recent addition to Alibaba’s XuanTie RISC-V processor series. At a Beijing conference on Friday, Damo revealed that the chips would ship to clients in March. The C930 marks Alibaba’s latest effort to strengthen China’s self-suf...