US EditionChina flags concerns over potential security risks in Nvidia's H20 chips
CHINA, JUL 31 – China's internet regulator raised concerns over security flaws and remote shutdown features in Nvidia's H20 AI chips amid growing national cybersecurity scrutiny, officials said.
- The Cyberspace Administration of China summoned Nvidia on July 31 to explain security issues with its H20 chips, a version developed for export to China.
- Security assessments found that US industry experts have noted matured location tracking and remote shutdown technologies in Nvidia's H20 chips.
- The CAC required Nvidia to explain security risks and submit supporting technical documentation, following concerns over vulnerabilities in its H20 chips sold to China.
- With exports resumed, Nvidia said earlier in July it restarted H20 chip sales to China, despite Beijing's increased scrutiny amid US-China tech tensions.
- Analysts note this episode underscores the fierce economic and technological competition between Beijing and Washington, as Xi Jinping calls for self-reliance in AI and semiconductors.
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China's cyberspace regulators quoted Nvidia on Thursday for security concerns that their H20 chips can be tracked and shut down remotely, China's Cyberspace Administration reported on its website. At the meeting, Chinese regulators demanded that the US chip company provide explanations about the "backdoor security risks" of its H20 chips that will be sold in China and present relevant materials, the office said. "Cyber security is of vital impor…
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