Tech Desk
Aug 03, 2024
Nvidia’s Blackwell artificial intelligence (AI) chip series may purportedly face a delay of three months due to design flaws. The setback may affect significant tech companies such as Meta, Google, and Microsoft, which had situated major orders.
Earlier, the US-based AI chip major introduced its Blackwell chip series which will flourish its previous flagship AI chips.
Nvidia's response on delay
According to an Nvidia spokesperson, “As we’ve stated before, Hopper demand is very strong, broad Blackwell sampling has started, and production is on track to ramp in the second half.”
Read more: Nvidia and AMD team up to bring AI-powered gaming laptops
Nvidia under fire from US anti-trust regulators
Nvidia, the chip giant, is facing two separate investigations by the Department of Justice (DOJ) into potential anti-competitive practices.
Accusations integrate pressuring cloud service providers to purchase Nvidia products and charging higher prices for networking equipment to users using rival AI chips.
Nvidia spokesperson Mylene Mangalindan said: “We compete based on decades of investment and innovation, scrupulously adhering to all laws, making Nvidia openly available in every cloud and on-prem for every enterprise, and ensuring that customers can select whatever solution is best for them. We’ll continue to support aspiring innovators in every industry and market and are happy to offer any information regulators need.”
