Huawei seeks to export AI chips to Middle East and Southeast Asia - Bloomberg

Published 10/07/2025, 16:06
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Investing.com -- Huawei Technologies Co. is attempting to export small quantities of AI chips to markets in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, Bloomberg reports, as it tries to establish a presence in regions dominated by Nvidia Corp . (NASDAQ:NVDA)

The Chinese hardware giant has approached potential customers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand about purchasing its older-generation Ascend 910B processors, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. These Gulf nations recently secured deals for over a million chips from Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Inc. spanning several years, while Thailand’s artificial intelligence initiatives also rely heavily on Nvidia technology.

Sources indicated Huawei is offering the 910B chips in volumes of a few thousand units, though specific quantities for individual sales pitches remain unclear. The company is also attempting to attract customers by providing remote access to CloudMatrix 384, an AI system in China built with more advanced Ascend 910C chips.

The company is not currently prepared to export the more advanced 910C chips due to limited supplies, according to Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with Huawei’s strategy. Instead, Huawei is prioritizing selling these 910C chips to Chinese companies that cannot access top-tier American chips.

So far, Huawei’s export efforts have not resulted in any finalized deals. These attempts indicate that the company, which Nvidia has described as a formidable competitor, aims to introduce its technology to foreign AI markets while working to increase its manufacturing capacity.

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