China is one of NVIDIA’s largest markets, especially for data centers, gaming and artificial intelligence applications.
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although Nvidia Washington has promised that it will allow the resumption of exports of Chinese H20 universal machining units it manufactures, while AI chips may face scrutiny from Beijing.
According to China’s Cyberspace Administration, NVIDIA met with Beijing officials on Thursday on potential national security issues arising from its H20 chips, which recently restricted its exports after an effective ban in April.
According to CAC’s CNBC translation, NVIDIA was asked to “clear and submit relevant support documents regarding security risks, including potential vulnerabilities and backdoors related to its H20 computer chips.”
The regulator said in an article that NVIDIA’s computing chips reportedly had serious security breaches, and noted that U.S. lawmakers called for mandatory tracking to be placed on premium chips exported by the country.
In its statement, CAC added that U.S. AI experts have revealed that NVIDIA’s computing chips constitute mature “tracking and positioning” and “remote shutdown” technologies.
The statement seems to be citing Report Reuters in May said Bill Foster, a Democrat from Illinois, plans to introduce legislation requiring advanced AI chip makers like NVIDIA to include a built-in location reporting system.
Forester, who was once a particle physicist, reportedly, independent technologists agreed that technology that could track chips, most of which are already built into Nvidia’s chips.
The Forester’s bill will also seek to empower U.S. authorities to remotely close unlicensed chips to combat chip smuggling and export vulnerabilities.
NVIDIA did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
Many U.S. lawmakers have also rolled back restrictions on NVIDIA H20 chips in recent weeks, warning them that they will improve Beijing’s AI capabilities.
This week, NVIDIA It is said that Place an order with the contract manufacturer for 300,000 H20 chipsets TSMC Because it tries to meet China’s needs.
