Alibaba, ByteDance, and other Chinese technology companies cannot purchase and test NVIDIA’s latest RTX Pro 6000D chips, the Financial Times reported.

The chip, mainly used for AI inference tasks, is seen as expensive for what it does, two people with knowledge of purchasing discussions say.

Der nächste Rückschlag für Nvidia in China: Techkonzerne in der Volksrepublik haben einen bestimmten Chip bereits zu Zehntausenden bestellt. Nun müssen sie die Aufträge stornieren.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang commented after a report that China has banned the use of the company's AI chips.

Alibaba, ByteDance, and other Chinese technology companies cannot purchase and test NVIDIA’s latest RTX Pro 6000D chips, the Financial Times reported.

La Cina vieta alle sue maggiori aziende tecnologiche di acquistare i chip per l'intelligenza artificiale di Nvidia. (ANSA)

La Cina vieta alle sue maggiori aziende tecnologiche di acquistare i chip per l'intelligenza artificiale di Nvidia. (ANSA)

China's top internet regulator has reportedly asked tech firms to stop using Nvidia's chips, deeming that local alternatives are good enough to compete.

Ft, mossa per aumentare indipendenza da Usa nei semiconduttori (ANSA)

CEO Jensen Huang is expected to discuss the developments with US President Donald Trump in London on Wednesday.

After strongly discouraging tech companies from buying Nivdia's AI chips in August, the country is now banning the practice outright.

Beijing has put a freeze on Nvidia's access to its market — a move industry experts say reflects growing confidence in Chinese chip makers and trade posturing.