Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 backs Huawei chips despite return of Nvidia H20
Qihoo 360 founder says the US-sanctioned firm will support domestic chips as ‘the more they are used, the more they will improve’
Chinese cybersecurity firm Qihoo 360 is supporting Huawei Technologies for the chips it needs for artificial intelligence (AI) development, signalling a growing trend among Chinese tech companies to back mainland-developed chips in spite of the return of Nvidia’s H20 to the domestic market.
Zhou Hongyi, the 54-year-old co-founder and chairman of Qihoo 360, said the company had recently been purchasing Huawei chips as part of its broader strategy to support the local industry, according to an interview with Chinese financial news outlet Yicai, published on Wednesday.
His remarks came after Nvidia announced last week that it received US government approval to resume sales of the H20, a graphics processing unit (GPU) specifically designed for the Chinese market to comply with US export control measures. Released in early 2024, the H20 was the preferred chip used by Chinese tech firms such as ByteDance and Tencent Holdings for AI training before Washington blocked its sale in April.
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Chinese cybersecurity firm 360 backs Huawei chips despite return of Nvidia H20, source
