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Nvidia Denies Report of New China-Specific AI Chip
A news report said Nvidia was making a special AI chip for customers in China.
It said the chips might be shipped in small batches by the end of this year.
Nvidia said that report is not true.
The company said it does not have a China-specific AI chip on its plan for future products.
The report came from The Information.
Reuters reported Nvidia’s denial.
The chip would have been designed for language-processing tasks.
The disagreement is about whether Nvidia is preparing this product for China.
Nvidia denied a report that it plans to ship a new AI chip designed specifically for Chinese customers.
The Information reported that Nvidia was preparing small-batch shipments of a language processing unit for China.
The reported shipments were said to be planned by the end of this year.
Nvidia rejected the report on Thursday, according to Reuters.
The company said no China-specific AI chip is on its roadmap.
- Who
- Nvidia, led by Jensen Huang, and The Information, whose report the company denied.
- What
- Nvidia denied planning to ship a China-specific artificial intelligence chip, reportedly a language processing unit.
- Where
- China.
- When
- Nvidia rejected the report on Thursday; the reported shipments were allegedly planned by the end of this year.
- Why
- The Information reported that Nvidia was preparing small-batch shipments of a language processing unit for Chinese customers; Nvidia said no such chip is on its roadmap.
The Information's Report
Nvidia's Denial
Existence of a China-specific chip
The Information's Report
The Information reported that Nvidia was preparing a new artificial intelligence chip specially designed for Chinese customers.
Nvidia's Denial
Nvidia said no China-specific artificial intelligence chip is on its roadmap.
Shipment plans
The Information's Report
The report said Nvidia was preparing small-batch shipments of a language processing unit for China by the end of this year.
Nvidia's Denial
Nvidia rejected the report and denied that this product is part of its planned lineup.
Key facts
- Company
- Nvidia
- Chief executive
- Jensen Huang
- Reported product
- A language processing unit designed for China
- Reported shipment plan
- Small-batch shipments by the end of this year
- Report source
- The Information
- Denial source
- Nvidia, as reported by Reuters
Sources
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