NVIDIA developing more powerful AI chip to sell in China
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Sources claim NVIDIA has a new B30A AI chip based on the Blackwell architecture in the works — and it’s not guaranteed to ship.
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Nvidia, AMD to pay U.S. government 15% of China AI chip sales in an unusual export agreement
The agreement between the chipmakers and the U.S. government will allow Nvidia and AMD to obtain export licenses to resume sales to China.
The Chinese impact on Nvidia is significant. KeyBanc raised its Q2 revenue estimate to $47.1 billion from $45.1 billion, above Wall Street’s consensus of $45.7 billion. It raised earnings per share to $1.05 from $0.99, slightly above consensus of $1.00.
Sam Altman has cautioned against the use of export controls and has warned that China can probably build inference capacity faster than the U.S..
NVIDIA is reportedly cooking up a new Blackwell B30A chip for China: will replace Hopper H20, but has half the performance of the Blackwell Ultra B300.
Nvidia is developing a China-specific AI accelerator, tentatively called the B30A, that Reuters reported would sit between the H20, currently permitted for sale in China, and the flagship B300 in capa
In a surprising reversal of the United States’ years-long technology restrictions on China, President Donald Trump last month allowed Nvidia to resume sales of a key AI chip designed specifically for the Chinese market.
Outside of the U.S., China remains one of the most important markets fueling demand for high-performance chipsets, particularly graphics processing units (GPUs). Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has estimated that the AI opportunity in China alone could be worth as much as $50 billion.