according to the website of Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao on May 25 citing Reuters, US chip giant Nvidia is reportedly launching an artificial intelligence (AI) chip based on the Blackwell architecture for the Chinese market, with a price significantly lower than the previous H20 chip, and is expected to start mass production as early as June. The report stated that this AI processor using the latest generation Blackwell architecture is expected to be priced between $6,500 and $8,000, significantly lower than the pricing of the H20. Lower prices usually mean relatively weaker chip specifications and simplified manufacturing processes. The report mentioned that this will be the third time Nvidia has launched a downgraded version of chips for the Chinese market that complies with US regulatory requirements. The US government recently banned Nvidia from selling the H20 chip based on the Hopper architecture to China. Insiders said that Nvidia had considered developing a downgraded version of the H20 for the Chinese market again, but Nvidia CEO Huang Renxun had previously admitted that the Hopper architecture used by the H20 could no longer be modified under the current US export restrictions.