According to Bloomberg, AMD, a company that tailors the export of artificial intelligence chips for the Chinese market, has been blocked by Washington. The United States** tightened restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence chips to China last year to prevent the technology from being used for military purposes.
According to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, AMD has downgraded the functional performance of its special products to China in order not to violate the export restrictions of the U.S. Department of Commerce, but the U.S. Department of Commerce believes that the chip product still has too high performance and needs to apply for a special license.Chinese It is unclear whether AMD has submitted an application.
At the end of last year, the United States tightened exports of artificial intelligence chips to China. There have been restrictions before, however, the advent of ChatGPT has made the outside world aware of the powerful capabilities of artificial intelligence; The advanced homegrown chips used in one of Huawei's new phones have also alarmed Washington. Since the technology can also be used for military purposes, the United States has further restricted the export of AI chips to China.
However, the United States** has also opened a window for its own semiconductor industry, that is, chip companies can find ways to export artificial intelligence chips for small and medium-sized systems to China.
Another chip company, Nvidia, developed artificial intelligence chips for China before the United States tightened the rules, but exports were halted after the new regulations were introduced. Still, the China business did not affect Nvidia's sales performance: in the fourth quarter of last year, the company's revenue increased by 265% year-on-year. Nvidia is a leader in AI chip technology.