The United States has broadened its restrictions on exporting Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips to include certain Middle Eastern countries. The government already imposed restrictions on China. Nvidia disclosed in a recent regulatory filing that these restrictions apply to its A100 and H100 chips. These chips enhance the performance of machine learning tasks in major artificial intelligence applications, including ChatGPT. Nvidia stated that these controls would not produce a sudden material impact on its financial results. However, it did not specify which Middle Eastern nations are subject to these restrictions.
AMD, Nvidia’s competitor in the industry, also reportedly received a notification with similar restrictions, according to an individual familiar with the situation reported by Reuters.
A100 and H100 Chips Restrictions in China and Russia
Currently, you cannot sell A100 and H100 chips in China and Russia. The expansion of these trade restrictions represents an escalation in the efforts of the Biden administration to limit Beijing’s ability to capitalize on the AI boom.
Last year, in August, Nvidia revealed that US officials instructed them to cease chip exports to China. The officials informed the company that the new export regulation could mitigate the risk of the covered products being utilized for a “military end use” or by a “military end user” in China.
In October, the United States introduced additional export regulations to sever China’s access to specific semiconductor chips produced globally using US equipment. High-ranking government officials indicated that there are numerous regulations to deter foreign companies from providing advanced chips to China. The restriction even extends to assisting Chinese entities in manufacturing their advanced chips. With this development, Chinese organizations will encounter difficulties economically conducting sophisticated computing tasks.
In May of this year, Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, cautioned that if the United States persisted with trade restrictions on China, it could significantly harm its technology sector. D Just recently, Nvidia announced quarterly revenue of $13.5 billion, surpassing predictions by $2 billion.
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