China probes Nvidia H20 chips for tracking risks
China is one of Nvidia’s largest markets, especially for data centers, game and artificial intelligence applications.
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During Nvidia Washington has been guaranteed by Washington that the H20 general processing units will be allowed to continue to export, and the return of the AI chips can be met by increasing examination from Beijing.
According to China’s cyber space administration, Nvidia met with Beijing officials on Thursday after an effective prohibition in April after an effective ban on Potential National Security Concerns, which are expected to continue posts to China.
NVIDIA, CAC, according to the CNBC translation, “potential security deficits and backgrounds, including potential security deficits and rear doors, including the relevant supportive documents related to the relevant documents to clarify and submit” was requested.
In an article, the regulatory NVIDIA’s AI chips reportedly contained serious security vulnerabilities, he said. In addition, the US deputies, developed chip exports to be placed in the compulsory monitoring features were recorded.
Cac, American AI experts NVIDIA’nın information process chips mature “monitoring and positioning” and “remote closure” technologies revealed that he added.
In May, the Republican US Senator Tom Cotton and a two -party group of eight representatives introduced. US CHIP Security Law This will require advanced AI chip manufacturers such as NVIDIA to include a built -in location reporting system.
Forester and independent technical experts, one of the common leaders of the bill at home, told Reuters to the Reuters in May, most of the chips monitoring technology were already placed on Nvidia’s chips.
The law will also request that producers can change the “functionality” of chips used without appropriate licenses to combat chip smuggling and export gaps.
Nvidia did not respond immediately to the request for comments from CNBC.
In recent weeks, many American deputies have warned Beijing to advance the ability of AI, and has caused problems with the reporting restrictions on NVIDIA’s H20 chips.
Increasing review from Beijing may bring another geopolitical wind to Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia CEO, which is balanced between Washington’s semi -conductive policies and the desire to sell it to the lucrative Chinese market.
Huang announced a trip to Beijing, a trip to Beijing, a few days after meeting with US President Donald Trump.
The company had received a $ 4.5 billion writer in the H20 inventory, which was not sold in May, and said that sales would be higher than 2.5 billion dollars without exporting pavement in the last financial quarter.
This week, NVIDIA has ordered the contract manufacturer TSMC and 300,000 H20 chipset for the Chinese demand.
