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00:03NVIDIA denied a report that it plans to begin shipping a language processing unit
00:07tailored for Chinese customers by year-end, according to Reuters.
00:11The company said it has no LPU sales in China today and no China-specific LPU product on its
00:17roadmap. Reuters reported in March that NVIDIA was preparing a China-compatible AI chip as it
00:23sought to compete in the growing AI inference market. The information reported Thursday that
00:28NVIDIA planned to begin small-batch shipments of an AI chip for Chinese customers by year-end,
00:34with several customers already placing orders. The chip was reportedly based on technology licensed
00:39from Grok and designed to work alongside GPUs to speed up AI chatbot responses. NVIDIA's China
00:46business remains in flux as U.S. export restrictions limit access to some of its products. CEO Jensen
00:53Huang said in May that NVIDIA had largely conceded China's AI chip market to Huawei.
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