"Nvidia has introduced strict payment terms for Chinese customers who want to purchase H200 AI chips. Full prepayment is mandatory, with no cancellation or refund option. This is according to Reuters, based on sources. The American chip manufacturer has conditions under which Chinese customers must pay in full, with no option to cancel orders, request refunds, or change configurations after placing an order. In exceptional cases, customers can offer commercial insurance or collateral as an alternative to cash payment."
"Chinese technology companies have placed orders for more than 2 million H200 chips, priced at approximately $27,000 (€23,000) each. That exceeds the 700,000 chips Nvidia has available. ByteDance and Alibaba, among others, are interested in large orders. The H200 delivers about six times the performance of the H20 chip that Nvidia designed specifically for the Chinese market. The chip contains 141GB of HBM3e memory with a bandwidth of 4.8 TB/s, which is significantly more than its predecessors."
Nvidia requires Chinese customers to pay in full for H200 AI chip orders, with no cancellation, refunds, or configuration changes allowed after ordering. In exceptional cases, customers may substitute commercial insurance or collateral for cash payment. The policy tightens earlier advance-payment practices due to regulatory approval uncertainty. Chinese firms ordered over 2 million H200 chips, exceeding Nvidia's 700,000 available units. The H200 offers roughly six times the H20's performance and contains 141GB of HBM3e memory with 4.8 TB/s bandwidth. China plans selective approvals this quarter while excluding military, sensitive agencies, critical infrastructure, and state-owned enterprises. A U.S. export reversal allows sales with a 25% fee.
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