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Belle Wong, J.D.

Singapore says Nvidia's astounding local sales don't mean it's the source of DeepSeek's GPUs


Published on 2025-02-03 06:40:54 - MSN
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  • PLUS: Chinese bus lanes put Tesla in a tangle; India drops electronics tariffs; Samsung worries about soft demand Asia In Brief Nvidia's quarterly results occasionally raise eyebrows because they report that Singapore is a disproportionately large market for its wares.

The article from MSN discusses Singapore's response to claims that Nvidia's significant sales in the region might be linked to the supply of GPUs to DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup. Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB) clarified that while Nvidia has indeed seen substantial sales in Singapore, these sales do not necessarily indicate that Singapore is the source of GPUs for DeepSeek. The EDB emphasized that Singapore's role as a major hub for technology and trade means that many high-tech products, including semiconductors, pass through the country, but this does not imply that these products are being re-exported to any specific destination like China. The article also touches on the broader context of U.S. export controls aimed at restricting China's access to advanced AI chips, highlighting the complexities of international trade in technology amidst geopolitical tensions.

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