Overview

• On July 31, the Cyberspace Administration of China officially summoned Nvidia executives to explain reported backdoors and other vulnerabilities in the H20 AI chips.
• The regulator has required risk assessments and supporting evidence under national data and personal information laws.
• This action follows Washington’s reversal of its April export ban and the granting of licenses for Nvidia and AMD to resume H20 shipments to China.
• A coalition of 20 U.S. national security experts and lawmakers are urging the Commerce Department to reinstate export limits and mandate built-in tracking and remote shutdown features.
• Nvidia has placed an order for 300,000 H20 units from TSMC as it scales up deliveries to Chinese data centers.