Nvidia Reportedly Developing New AI Chip for China Amid Export Restrictions

Nvidia, the world’s most valuable chipmaker, is reportedly preparing to release a new artificial intelligence chip tailored for China, even as Washington tightens controls on advanced semiconductor exports.

According to sources cited by Reuters, the chip—codenamed B30A—is designed to comply with U.S. trade restrictions while still offering more power than the H20 models currently sold in China. The B30A is expected to be about half as powerful as Nvidia’s flagship B300 Blackwell GPU but will include key features such as fast data transfer, NVLink support, and high-bandwidth memory. Unlike the dual-die structure of the B300, the B30A will rely on a simpler single-die design.

Nvidia has not confirmed specific details about the chip but acknowledged in a statement that it “evaluates a variety of products for our roadmap, so that we can be prepared to compete to the extent that governments allow.” The company emphasized that all of its products are approved by regulators and developed strictly for commercial use.

The development of the B30A comes as the United States and China continue to clash over access to next-generation technologies. Washington has restricted exports of advanced GPUs over concerns that Beijing could use them for military or surveillance purposes. Industry critics say the U.S. must maintain its technological edge by limiting China’s access, while Nvidia and other American chipmakers argue that abandoning the Chinese market would hand the advantage to domestic rivals like Huawei.

In a related development, Breitbart News reported that the Trump administration recently struck a deal with Nvidia and AMD requiring both companies to share 15 percent of their revenues from Chinese chip sales with the U.S. government. The arrangement was reportedly tied to export licenses granted last week, allowing the sale of restricted chips such as Nvidia’s H20 and AMD’s MI308. Officials have not disclosed how the collected funds will be used.

Despite the geopolitical headwinds, Nvidia appears determined to hold its position in China, the world’s largest semiconductor market.

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