Nvidia to Sell ‘Repackaged’ A100 Chips in China, Bypassing US Export Restrictions

Nvidia to Sell ‘Repackaged’ A100 Chips in China, Bypassing US Export Restrictions
A sign is posted in front of the Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., on May 10, 2018. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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Chipmaker Nvidia plans to sell an alternative version of its A100 chip in China in a bid to comply with export restrictions set by the United States, a decision some experts see as a repackaging effort.

On Aug. 26, the U.S. government informed Nvidia that its data center chip A100 was added to the export control list issued by the Department of Commerce. As a result, the company was prohibited from selling the processor to Chinese customers without securing approval from Washington. The A100 chips enable artificial intelligence (AI) developers to speed up research and allow them to develop more advanced AI models.

Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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