Nvidia says it will resume sales of 'H20' AI chips to China

Beijing: US tech giantnvidiasaid on Tuesday it will resume sales of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to China, after Washington pledged to remove...

Beijing: US tech giant nvidia said on Tuesday it will resume sales of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to China, after Washington pledged to remove licensing curbs that had put a stop to exports.

The California-based firm produces some of the world's most advanced semiconductors but is not allowed to ship its most cutting-edge chips to China owing to concerns that Beijing could use them to boost its military capabilities.

It developed the H20 -- a less powerful version of its AI processing units -- specifically for export to China, although that plan hit the skids when the Trump administration firmed up export licence requirements in April.

The company said in a statement on Tuesday that it was "filing applications to sell the nvidia H20 GPU again".

"The US government has assured nvidia that licences will be granted, and nvidia hopes to start deliveries soon," the statement said.