Nvidia Blackwell Chips Reach China’s Tencent Via Japanese Cloud Service: Report
Synopsis
China’s Tencent Holdings has gained access to Nvidia’s Blackwell chips via a Tokyo-based cloud service provider operated, according to a report from Barron’s.
China’s Tencent Holdings reportedly has access to Nvidia’s Blackwell chips through Datasection, a Tokyo-based cloud service provider.
According to a Barron’s report, Datasection has announced a deal to buy Nvidia’s Blackwell chips to use in its data centers in Japan and Australia. Tencent is a client for those data centers, said the report, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Nvidia’s Blackwell chips are banned in China. “I don’t say yes; I don’t say no,” said Datasection’s chief executive officer Norihiko Ishihara.
“By design, the export rules allow clouds to be built and operated outside controlled countries by approved firms,” said a Nvidia spokesperson.
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