Prepoved izvoza naprednih čipov in tehnologije za njihovo proizvodnjo v Kitajsko se je po pričakovanju pokazala kot kontraproduktivna. Po eni strani ameriški proizvajalci čipov izgubljajo največji svetovni trg, na drugi strani pa sankcije silijo kitajska podjetja v lasten razvoj čipov in orodij za njihovo proizvodnjo. In ko se Kitajska usmeri v neko smer, jo težko kaj zaustavi. No, kitajska podjetja so že blizu, da bodo dohitela tajvanska podjetja pri najbolj naprednih čipih (SMIC je že pri 5 nm čipih in Huawei je že vložil patentno zaščito za orodja za izdelovanje 3 nm čipov).
At the Computex International Computer Show in Taipei, Pat Gelsinger, the CEO of Intel said that that if the U.S. suppression of China’s chip industry is too harsh, there is a risk of backfiring. “If the restrictions are too strict, then China will have to produce its own chips.”, Well China is already producing its own Chips!
He went on to say that Intel hopes to supply as many chips as possible to mainland China.
The U.S sanctions were meant to stop China from advancing their chip technology below 14nm, however recent news has suggested that Huawei have filed patents for a method that allows production of 3nm semiconductors. It has also been reported that Huawe’s Ascend 910B is around 10% faster in AI workloads than Nvidia’s H20 chip, specifically designed for the Chinese market to get around sanctions, forcing Nvidia to lower it’s prices to stimulate demand.
Nvidia sales previously accounted for between 20% and 25% of it’s data centre revenue, however since the latest U.S chip export restrictions came into effect in October 2023, Nvidia’s business in China has been severely limited. In a recent earnings call Nvidia acknowledged that the company’s sales in China Fell ‘Significantly’ in the first quarter of 2024.






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