System is scheduled for deployment in second half of 2026

Nvidia H200 and AMD MI325X GPUs will be subject to the levy

Exports will only be permitted if sufficient supply of the GPUs exists in the US

Meanwhile, Nvidia says upfront payments from Chinese customers purchasing H200s is not company policy

Aims to bring countries together to secure semiconductor supply chain

Project result of DOE Q-NEXT initiative

Customers in China will also not be able to cancel, reconfigure placements, or ask for refunds

Third 70+ qubit system reportedly demonstrated in Russia

Follows similar deal struck by Trump administration with Intel

While Oxford University’s Exeter College announces plans for new HPC campus

Companies will now have their fault-tolerant quantum computing concepts thoroughly evaluated

A £14m funding award for quantum sensor technology has also been announced

Allowed to ship the equivalent of 60,400 A100 chips, but unclear if exports have begun

System will be used to address mission-critical government problems

Unclear what this means for Nvidia’s previously announced Blackwell deployments outside the US

Blames decision on “failure to comply with the agreed contractual payment terms”

Both systems will be powered by Blackwell GPUs

Expects to start delivering GX5000-based systems from early 2027

EIB will offer advisory support under terms of agreement

System was delivered by Quandela in partnership with CEA and GENCI

Companies could receive $10m in funding in exchange for government becoming a shareholder

Five months after the agreement was signed, no investments have been finalized or export licenses signed

Government data says UK chip sector is expected to grow by 75 percent by 2030

It is the second quantum computer launched in Europe under EuroHPC JU initative