BEIJING (Reuters) – Intel (NASDAQ:) will release two AI chips with limited capabilities for the Chinese market to comply with U.S. export controls and sanctions.
According to an official document on the company’s website dated April 12, the launch of the two chips, HL-328 and HL-388, is scheduled for June and September, respectively.
Tech publication The Register was the first to report the plans from the white paper.
Rival Nvidia (NASDAQ:) also has plans to make three chips for China after the United States late last year tightened a rule limiting the AI chips that could be shipped to China.
Intel’s China-focused AI chips are based on the company’s latest Gaudi 3 product line, which was unveiled on April 9, with similar hardware features including on-chip memory, high-bandwidth memory and interface standards.
However, to comply with export controls, the performance of the chips will be significantly reduced.
One of Nvidia’s China-focused chips, the H20, will ship in small quantities in the first quarter of 2024, with larger volumes expected in the second quarter, Reuters reported in January.