China accounted for around 17 per cent of Nvidia’s revenue in the year to end-January in the wake of US sanctions, sliding from 26 per cent two years earlier
Expectations are high that the US will continue to keep up the pressure on semiconductor-related export controls.
Nvidia is working on a version of its new flagship AI chips for the China market that would be compatible with current US export controls, three sources familiar with the matter said.
The AI chip giant in March unveiled its «Blackwell» chip series, which is due to be mass-produced later in the year. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp The new processors combine two squares of silicon the size of the company’s previous offering. Within the series, the B200 is 30 times speedier than its predecessor at some tasks like serving up answers from chatbots.
Nvidia will work with Inspur, one of its major distributor partners in China, on the launch and distribution of the chip which is tentatively named the «B20», two of the sources said.
