Thriving underground market for high-end chips in China after US export ban

The US, its partners and allies have recently moved to tighten the transfer of critical technology to China. - Reuters

BEIJING/SHENZHEN (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A thriving underground market for top-end US graphics chips in China has laid bare the technological gap between the two superpowers.

Small quantities of A100 and H100 chips manufactured by Nvidia are still reportedly available on many Chinese e-commerce platforms despite being banned for export by the United States in 2022 over “national security” concerns.