Nvidia Sees Huawei as Formidable AI Chipmaking Rival, CEO Says
- Huawei returned to global spotlight with a made-in-China chip
- Nvidia makes the most in-demand artificial intelligence chips
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Huawei Technologies Co. is among a field of “very formidable” competitors to Nvidia Corp. in the race to produce the best AI chips, according to the American company’s chief.
Huawei, Intel Corp. and an expanding group of semiconductor startups pose a stiff challenge to Nvidia’s dominant position in the market for artificial intelligence accelerators, Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang told reporters in Singapore on Wednesday. Shenzhen-based Huawei has grown into China’s de-facto chip tech champion and returned to the spotlight this year with a surprisingly advanced made-in-China smartphone processor.