#ai-chips

#ai-chips

The failure to utilize Huawei's chips forced DeepSeek to shift to Nvidia's H20 GPUs for the training of its next-gen LLMs due to instability and performance issues.

US authorities have secretly placed location tracking devices in specific shipments of advanced AI chips to enforce export restrictions on semiconductors to China.

Federal authorities in the US have charged two Chinese nationals with secretly exporting advanced AI chips to China, allegedly sending Nvidia's H100 and RTX 4090 chips.

"RNGD provides a compelling combination of benefits: excellent real-world performance, a dramatic reduction in our total cost of ownership, and a surprisingly straightforward integration."

Nvidia commands an estimated 92% share of the global AI chip market, earning the title of 'backbone of the AI industry' and fueling its rise to a $4 trillion market cap.

Concerns regarding potential smuggling of AI chips to China have led to the U.S. putting a hold on the UAE's billion-dollar AI chip deal, despite UAE assurances.

Malaysia's Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry has enforced new export restrictions on U.S. AI chips, requiring a 30-day notification for exporting or transshipping.

The fallout has set off a scramble among chipmakers to reset expectations for a future with less sales to China and prompted fears that their retreat could turn the Chinese tech giant Huawei into a global chip-making powerhouse.