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Chinese chipmaker uses IBM's open standard Power ISA instead of x86 — plows forward with second-gen server CPU
By Anton Shilov published
Hexin Technology powers on the second-gen HX-C2000 test chip, the TC2, for servers based on the Power ISA RISC architecture instead of x86 or Arm.

The US government banned Nvidia's fastest gaming GPU from China — chipmaker pulls RTX 4090 listings due to AI concerns, but leaves RTX 6000 Ada
By Anton Shilov published
Nvidia no longer sells the GeForce RTX 4090 in China, but the data center and workstation-oriented RTX 6000 Ada still seems to be available online.

Russia pivots to Chinese CPUs that aren't subject to US sanctions — Russia's homegrown Linux-based Alt OS now supports Chinese LoongArch chips
By Anton Shilov published
Russian Alt Linux ported to Loongson's LoongArch64 architecture to properly support LS5000 and LS6000 processors.

U.S. Opens Criminal Investigation Into Applied Materials Shipments to China Chipmaker
By Anton Shilov published
Applied Materials is under U.S. criminal investigation for supplying advanced fab tools to China-based SMIC, according to report.

Nvidia RTX 4090 Subject to China Export Restrictions Starting November 17
By Jarred Walton published
The fastest gaming GPU will no longer be sold in China.

US Govt Speeds Up Export Restrictions for Nvidia's GPUs
By Anton Shilov published
U.S. regulators do not want to give Chinese companies a few more weeks to get Nvidia's AI and HPC GPUs. The most recent export controls went into force as of Monday, Oct 23.

U.S. Govt Restricts Shipments of GeForce RTX 4090 to China, Other Countries
By Anton Shilov published
Nvidia discloses list of GPUs restricts to be imported to China and select other countries without license.

US Prohibits Exports of Nvidia's A800 and H800 to China, Blacklists Chinese GPU Developers
By Anton Shilov published
The Biden administration restricts exports of more AI and HPC GPU to China.
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