Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA, ETR:NVD) has instructed suppliers to pause production of its H20 artificial intelligence chip, a model developed specifically for the Chinese market, according to industry reports.
The company told US-based Amkor Technology, which handles advanced packaging, and South Korea’s Samsung Electronics, which provides high-bandwidth memory, to suspend work on the chip this week.
The move follows reports that Chinese regulators recently questioned major firms, including Tencent and ByteDance, about their purchases of the H20, citing information security concerns.
Nvidia said in a statement that it regularly manages its supply chain in response to market conditions, stressing that the H20 is not designed for military or government use.