Zhang Jianzhong, founder and CEO of Moore Threads, pictured in November 2023. Photo: Handout

    Moore Threads unveils new AI chips to challenge Nvidia

    Chinese chip designer Moore Threads Technology has unveiled a suite of new products, including its next generation of chip architecture and artificial intelligence chips as it looks to challenge US chip-making heavyweights Nvidia and AMD. The Beijing-based firm, hailed as China’s “little Nvidia”, introduced two forthcoming chips Huashan and Lushan, named after two famous Chinese…

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    HPC News Bytes 20251215: On-Off-On GPU Exports to China, the US-China Power Gap, Pocket-Sized HPC, Regulating AI

      HPC News Bytes 20251215: On-Off-On GPU Exports to China, the US-China Power Gap, Pocket-Sized HPC, Regulating AI

        https://orionx.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HPCNB_20251215.mp3 Warmest December greetings! AI technology and its correlated impacts splashed around the world last week, here’s a fast (10:52) review of new developments, including: – Nvidia H200 exports to China – H20, H200 and Chinese AI chips: how do they stack up? – Few fast GPUs vs. many slow GPUs – China’s power…

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      China is rejecting our chips, says White House AI czar David Sacks; Nvidia responds: It’s clear that …

        China is rejecting our chips, says White House AI czar David Sacks; Nvidia responds: It’s clear that …

        China is rejecting US-made AI chips, specifically Nvidia’s H200, in favour of domestically developed semiconductors, White House AI czar David Sacks has said, essentially casting doubts on Trump administration’s strategy to challenge Chinese tech giants like Huawei by allowing the export of less advanced American chips to capture market share.“They’re rejecting our chips. Apparently they…

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          China Turns Away Nvidia H200 Despite US Export Approval

          Last week, as officials weighed the decision, Huang told reporters in Washington that he had no clue if China would accept H200 chips. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg) December 12, 2025 4:49 PM, EST Key Takeaways: China is rejecting Nvidia’s H200 AI chip in favor of domestic semiconductors, White House AI czar David Sacks said, questioning a Trump administration strategy…

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