Nvidia: Still permitted to develop specific chips in China

After Washington proposed to restrict the sale of two high -end artificial intelligence chip products A100 and H100 in China, Nvidia stated on the 1st local time that the US government informed that it could continue to develop H100 artificial intelligence chips in China. The latest document released by the US CNBC website quoted Nvidia, "the US government has authorized Nvidia H100 to develop, re -exports and domestic transfer."

According to CNBC, the announcement issued by Nvidia on the 1st also revealed that the US government allowed it to continue to supply A100 and H100 chips through the company's Hong Kong factory by September 2023. In addition, before March 1, 2023, Nvidia was also allowed to export A100 chips and components to China for reasons for maintenance to provide support for American customers.

The well -known foreign science and technology information website "Tom Hardware" commented that the latest authorization of the US government means that it allows Nvidia to retain development projects on H100 chips in China, and can use China's R & D facilities as usual in the future, and give the company to find new new findings The time of partners. Nevertheless, the US government will not allow Nvidia to sell A100 and H100 chips to Chinese customers without export licenses.

On August 31, local time, Nvidia stated in a document submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the company received a new license to the U.S. government about the future export chip to China (including Hong Kong) export chips on August 26 Require. The measure is said to be solved by the risk of related products for or switching to China's "military ultimate use" or "military end users".

According to foreign media reports, the Nvidia chips affected by the above measures include A100, which was listed in 2020 and H100, which is expected to be listed later this year, and some R & D work of H100 was carried out in China. Nvidia predicts that new export restrictions will cause $ 400 million in income this quarter. In addition to Nvidia, another American chip company AMD also revealed that it has received similar requirements from the US government, which may force it to stop selling MI250 chips to China.

On the 1st local time, the Nvidia stock price listed in the United States once fell 12%, and finally closed down 7.67%, and the market value evaporated at $ 28.8 billion. AMD also fell about 3%when the day closed.

In an interview with the media, Nvidia said: "The new authorization requirements of the US government are not exactly equivalent to the ban on sale and disconnect, but adding a request for relevant designated products. We are working with Chinese customers to meet them to meet them to meet them Planning or future purchase of alternative products, and may seek new licenses in the absence of instead. "

In response to the US government's requesting enterprises to restrict the export of two chips that are used to accelerate artificial intelligence missions to China, the Ministry of Commerce spokesman Shu Jingsing said on the 1st, "For a period of time, the United States has continuously abused export control measures to limit semiconductor -related items. The export of China, the Chinese side resolutely oppose it. The relevant practices of the United States departed from the principle of fair competition, violated the rules of international economic and trade, not only harmed the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies, but also seriously affected the interests of American companies, hindered international scientific and technological exchanges and economic and trade cooperation, and global industries. The chain supply chain is stable and the restoration of the world economy has caused impact. " ▲

Reporter Zhao Jueyi

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