From PC Mag: US chip giant Nvidia is developing a new version of its Blackwell chip series specifically for the Chinese market so that the tech firm can adhere to US export rules while still profiting from China's computing market, Reuters reports Monday, citing three anonymous sources familiar with the plans.
The new AI offering for China is dubbed the B20 for now, but it's unclear if that will be the final name of the product. The B20 could be a less-powerful version of its B200 chip announced earlier this year. Nvidia is working with the Chinese firm Inspur to launch the chip, according to the report. An Nvidia spokesperson declined to comment.
Nvidia has previously designed the L20 PCIe, the L2 PCIe, and the HGX H20 chips for the Chinese market to adhere to US export rules. In 2022, the US barred the sale and shipment of advanced AI chips to China. Nvidia has repeatedly expressed that it's following the rules, but US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo isn't happy the company keeps redesigning its AI chips so it can sell altered versions to China.
"If you redesign a chip around a particular cutline that enables them to do AI, I’m going to control it the very next day," Raimondo said on the issue back in December, adding: "Protecting our national security matters more than short-term revenue."
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