NVIDIA is reportedly developing an AI chip for China more powerful than the H20

NVIDIA is reportedly developing a new AI chip called B30A for the Chinese market, which is said to be more powerful than its H20 chip. The B30A will be based on NVIDIA's latest Blackwell architecture and will have a single-die design, making it capable of up to half the computing power of NVIDIA's Blackwell Ultra GPUs. The chip will also come with high-bandwidth memory and NVLink technology for faster data transmission. The development of the B30A chip comes after the Chinese government discouraged local companies from using the H20 chip, especially for government and national security purposes. The U.S. government had previously blocked the sale of H20 chips to China due to concerns that the Chinese military could use them to develop AI technology. However, in July, the U.S. government assured NVIDIA that it would approve licenses to ship and export H20 chips to China. NVIDIA is reportedly finalizing the specifications of the B30A chip and plans to deliver samples to Chinese clients for testing as soon as September this year. However, whether the B30A chip will receive regulatory and export approval remains to be seen.