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China Bans Domestic Tech Companies from Purchasing Nvidia AI Chips
China's Cyberspace Administration has banned domestic tech companies from buying Nvidia AI chips and ordered companies like ByteDance and Alibaba to stop testing Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000D servers. This follows previous US l...
Nvidia's AI Chip Revenue Heavily Concentrated Among Just Two Mystery Customers
Nvidia reported record Q2 revenue of $46.7 billion, with nearly 40% coming from just two unidentified customers who purchased AI chips directly. The company's growth is largely driven by the AI data center boom, though t...
Chinese Nationals Arrested for Smuggling High-Performance AI Chips to China; Nvidia Opposes Government Kill Switch Proposals
Two Chinese nationals were arrested for allegedly smuggling tens of millions of dollars worth of high-performance AI chips, likely Nvidia H100 GPUs, to China through their California company ALX Solutions, violating U.S....
Commerce Department Licensing Backlog Delays Nvidia H20 AI Chip Sales to China
The U.S. Department of Commerce is experiencing a licensing backlog that is preventing Nvidia from obtaining approval to sell its H20 AI chips to China, despite earlier authorization from Secretary Howard Lutnick. The de...
Tesla Partners with Samsung for $16.5B AI Chip Manufacturing Deal
Tesla has signed a $16.5 billion deal with Samsung to manufacture its next-generation AI6 chips at Samsung's Texas facility. The AI6 chip is designed as an all-in-one solution to power Tesla's Full Self-Driving system, O...
National Security Experts Challenge Trump's Decision to Allow Nvidia H20 AI Chip Sales to China
Twenty national security experts and former government officials have written a letter urging the Trump administration to reverse its recent decision allowing Nvidia to resume selling H20 AI chips to China. The experts a...
Nvidia Resumes H20 AI Chip Sales to China Following Rare Earth Element Trade Negotiations
Nvidia has reversed its June decision to withdraw from the Chinese market and will restart sales of its H20 AI chips to China, tied to ongoing U.S.-China trade discussions about rare earth elements. U.S. Commerce Secreta...
Trump Administration Proposes Higher Tax Credits for US Semiconductor Manufacturing
The Trump administration's spending bill proposes increasing tax credits for chipmakers building US manufacturing plants from 25% to 35%. This measure aims to boost domestic semiconductor production amid ongoing export r...
Taiwan Imposes Export Controls on Chinese AI Chip Manufacturers Huawei and SMIC
Taiwan has placed Chinese companies Huawei and SMIC on a restricted entity list, requiring government approval for any Taiwanese exports to these firms. This action will limit their access to critical plant construction...
NVIDIA and AMD Develop Restricted AI Chips for Chinese Market to Comply with US Export Controls
NVIDIA and AMD are developing new AI chips specifically for the Chinese market to comply with US export restrictions on advanced semiconductor technology. NVIDIA plans to sell a stripped-down "B20" GPU while AMD is targe...