According to reports from The Information, it has been disclosed that NVIDIA has notified major customers such as Microsoft, Meta, and Google that the latest generation Blackwell graphics chips for enterprise clients will be delayed from the original schedule by at least 3 months due to some design flaws being discovered and rectified.
Previously, there was information that the Blackwell chip family would begin deliveries as soon as the end of this year. If this report holds true, it suggests that NVIDIA will commence deliveries in the first quarter of 2025.
NVIDIA representatives clarified to the aforementioned news report that the company had previously indicated that the Hopper architecture chips still have a high demand, while the Blackwell chips are still in the sampling stage. Mass production is set to begin in the latter half of this year. As for Meta, Microsoft, and Google, they have yet to provide comments on the matter.
Source: The Business Times
TLDR: NVIDIA notifies major clients of a delay in delivering the latest Blackwell graphics chips for enterprise customers due to design flaws, with deliveries expected to start in the first quarter of 2025.
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