AI Battle | Nvidia Reportedly to Launch Groq AI Chips Available for Sale to China

SighingCashier · 2026-03-18T02:55:31+00:00

Nvidia is planning to launch a Groq artificial intelligence chip in May that can be sold in China. The chip is compatible with other systems and is not a downgraded version. Nvidia has obtained a technology license for Groq and demonstrated new products based on its chip, planning to use it in combination with the Vera Rubin chip, which cannot be sold in China. Although Nvidia dominates the AI training chip market, the inference chip market is highly competitive, with multiple Chinese enterprises already entering the space.

SighingCashier

2026-03-18 02:55:31

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Reuters, citing sources, reports that Nvidia is preparing to launch an AI chip from Groq that will be available in the Chinese market, expected to be released in May.

Sources say that the chip being prepared for the Chinese market is not a scaled-down version nor specifically designed for China. However, the new version can be adapted for other systems.

Nvidia obtained technology licensing from AI chip startup Groq at the end of last year and showcased a series of new products based on its chips at the annual developer conference held this week in San Jose, California.

Nvidia plans to use the Groq chip for so-called inference computations, where AI systems answer questions, write code, or perform tasks for users. Among the products demonstrated this week, the company plans to combine the upcoming Vera Rubin chip with the Groq chip. The Vera Rubin chip cannot be sold in China.

Although Nvidia dominates the AI system training market, it faces more intense competition in the inference chip market. Several large Chinese companies, including Baidu (09888), have started producing their own inference chips.

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