BEIJING: On Monday, Nvidia announces that it will resume sales of its H20 artificial intelligence (AI) chip to China and has introduced a new model tailored to meet regulatory requirements in the Chinese market.
Nvidia is filing applications with the US government to resume sales to China of the H20 graphics processing unit (GPU), and expects to get the licences soon, the company said in a statement.
Deliveries are expected to begin shortly thereafter, it added.
“The US government has assured Nvidia that licences will be granted, and Nvidia hopes to start deliveries soon,” Nvidia said in a statement.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Chief executive officer Jensen Huang is scheduled to hold a media briefing in Beijing today when he attends a supply chain expo, his second visit to China after a trip in April where he stressed the importance of the Chinese market.
The move to resume sales of the H20 chips comes amid easing tensions between Washington and Beijing, with China relaxing controls on rare earth exports and the United States allowing chip design software services to resume in China.
The H20 chip was developed specifically for the Chinese market after US export restrictions were imposed on national security grounds in late 2023.
The AI chip was Nvidia’s most powerful legally available product in China until it was effectively banned by Washington in April. — Reuters
