Chinese authorities have informally advised domestic companies to use domestically produced products. artificial intelligence (AI) Chips are better than others NvidiaAlternative mainland suppliers are aiming to catch up with the U.S. tech giant, two people familiar with the matter said.
Although there is no official ban from Nvidia. H20 made in China Sources said mainland users of AI chips have been informed to prioritize the introduction of local alternatives. Huawei Technologies.
Another source said there were no restrictions on orders by mainland companies for the second half of the year as of August.
Reports about China’s unspoken rules for U.S. chip design companies first surfaced in May, when the U.S. technology media outlet The Information reported that regulators had ordered domestic companies to reduce their purchases of NVIDIA chips, and that Huawei and other It was reported that the company had requested to increase purchases from domestic suppliers. Last week, Bloomberg reported that China called on domestic buyers to refrain from doing business with Nvidia.
The country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which oversees domestic industry. semiconductor and AI Sector have not made any public statements regarding this matter. The agency did not respond to requests for comment.
Nvidia also did not respond to requests for comment on the reported Chinese regulations.
