Overview
- A Reuters-based review reported by Tom's Hardware found 35 patents, many from NUDT, that reference Nvidia A100 chips, including a filing from June 2025.
- The reporting also noted 15 patents citing Huawei Ascend hardware, underscoring China’s parallel push for domestic AI GPUs.
- Norinco this year unveiled the P60 autonomous combat-support vehicle said to run on DeepSeek, though specific technical details remain classified.
- DeepSeek was suspected to have been trained on Nvidia hardware, while its latest model adds support for Huawei Ascend chips and the CANN toolkit.
- Despite U.S. restrictions since 2022, Reuters described a regional resale market for high-end Nvidia parts, as Nvidia argued that limited second-hand use does not create new national-security risks.