Nvidia CEO Huang on Blackwell Sales, Vera Rubin and China

Product & Supply Chain - Blackwell sales are off the charts, and GPUs in the cloud are sold out, but the company has plenty of Blackwells to sell with a well-planned supply chain [1][2][3] - Vera Rubin silicon chips are back in the labs, with bring-up on track for Q3 of next year, continuing the company's annual cycle [5][6] - The rack scale architecture, including Envy Link 72, is revolutionary and will transition smoothly from Grace Blackwell to Vera Rubin, leveraging existing supply chains [6][7][8] China Market - The company's forecast for the China market is zero, despite it being a potentially $50 billion market [10][12] - The company aims to re-engage with the Chinese market with competitive products, pending government approvals [11][13] Compliance & Diversion - The company is permitted to export up to 35,000 Blackwell chips each to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, with measures in place to prevent technology diversion to China [14] - The company has been rigorous in preventing diversion, testing data centers and implementing technological and process controls [15][16] Energy & Infrastructure - The company's growth rate makes everything a challenge, requiring world-class supply chain management and collaboration with energy providers [16][17] - The company's large network of partners, including cloud service providers and OEMs, helps in finding power solutions globally [18] AI & Market Demand - The company's architecture runs virtually every model, including premier frontier models like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini [19] - The company is disciplined in aligning with partners like OpenAI and Anthropic, considering demand visibility and financing capabilities before building out capacity [21][22] - There is exponential growth in compute demand for AI, with companies struggling to keep up with demand, highlighting the need for increased capacity and optimization [23][24][25]