Nvidia tells data center operators to limit business from Chinese customers with new global restrictions, report claims — allegedly restricted to 49% of the total, ensuring 51% are non-Chinese outfits
Nvidia has instructed its data center customers to limit business with Chinese companies to 49% of their total, according to a new policy reported by the Financial Times.
The new policy is a direct instruction from Nvidia's sales force and regional teams, communicated to cloud providers who use its data center products. It does not appear to be documented in any official form.
The rule requires data center operators to track the proportion of their overall business that comes from Chinese companies. They must ensure that this proportion is capped at 49% of the total, leaving 51% for non-Chinese outfits.
Impact on China's AI development
The move would mean that data center operators who sell their services to Chinese companies must now track what proportion of their overall business they make up, limiting them to just 49% of the total and ensuring 51% are non-Chinese outfits.
This move is part of a broader set of U.S. restrictions on technology exports to China. The goal is to limit the country's ability to keep pace with the global surge in artificial intelligence development.
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