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Alibaba to plan IPO for AI chipmaking unit T-Head, Bloomberg News reports

By Thomson Reuters Jan 22, 2026 | 2:56 AM

Jan 22 (Reuters) – Alibaba is preparing ‍to list its chipmaking arm, T-Head, Bloomberg News ‌reported on ‌Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

As a ​first step, Alibaba ‍plans ​to restructure ​the unit as ‍a business partly owned by employees before ‍exploring an initial public offering, the ‍report ‍said.

Reuters ​could not ​immediately ⁠verify the ‌report.

(Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika ⁠Syamnath)