The server-grade XuanTie C930 processor launched by Alibaba Group Holding is injecting fresh momentum into China's semiconductor industry, according to analysts, for its potential to broaden domestic use of open-source chips built on the RISC-V instruction set architecture, countering US tech restrictions. The e-commerce giant's research arm, Damo Academy, last month unveiled the C930 central processing unit (CPU) design, developed by Alibaba semiconductor unit T-Head, which is geared towards hi