"The Blackwell family of chips is Nvidia's latest generation of artificial intelligence semiconductors and the industrial standard for developing and running large language models like OpenAI's ChatGPT. The processors have capabilities that far surpass those of semiconductors that Washington effectively banned from export to China several years ago, as well as anything that's currently available from Chinese competitors like Huawei Technologies Co."
"Huang's comments came a day after US President Donald Trump said he didn't discuss the prospect of Blackwell chip sales in a meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, despite saying earlier that he would do so. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, asked whether Blackwell chip sales to China would be discussed more going forward, said I don't think that's on the table right now. Huang, speaking Friday in South Korea, expressed optimism that might change."
Nvidia hopes to sell its latest Blackwell AI accelerators in China at some point but currently has no plans and has not applied for the required U.S. export permits. U.S. export controls imposed in 2022 require Washington permission to ship high-end AI chips to China. Blackwell processors significantly outperform earlier banned chips and exceed current offerings from Chinese competitors such as Huawei. President Trump earlier suggested potential openness to shipments but then said he did not discuss the matter with Xi, while the U.S. Trade Representative indicated sales are not currently on the table.
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