Chinese University Buys US-Banned Nvidia AI Chips

Kathmandu. A Chinese university, which is under US trade sanctions, has been revealed to have purchased powerful AI chips from Nvidia. Procurement records show that Northwestern Polytechnical University, which has close ties to the Chinese People's Liberation Army, purchased two H200 chips last month.According to Reuters, the university's procurement record, made public on October 21, states that it spent 874,700 yuan, or approximately 123,000 US dollars, for two H200 chips. The university purchased these chips not directly from Nvidia, but through a Chinese company called Shaanxi Bosuan Network Technology.The H200 is one of Nvidia's most powerful AI processors. It is...