Jensen Huang confirms that a design flaw in the Blackwell chips has been resolved. Production is back on track for first deliveries in the fourth quarter.
The production problems with Blackwell are off the table. This is confirmed by none other than CEO Jensen Huang himself, who can be found in Denmark this week. The first ones rolled off the production line since early August, but Nvidia had to recall them due to a design flaw. It took some time, but that design flaw has now been fixed.
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Thank you to TSMC
Huang has a word of thanks for TSMC, Nvidia’s manufacturing partner. In doing so, the CEO dismisses rumors that the problems with Blackwell caused tensions with TSMC. The mistake was “one hundred percent Nvidia’s fault,” says an honest Huang.
Nvidia’s Blackwell chips take two silicon squares the size of the company’s previous chips and tie them together into a single component that is up to 30 times faster. This design should make Blackwell the most powerful GPU launched to date, but a flaw in the design caused yields to fall lower than hoped.
Increase production
Now that this problem has been solved, Blackwell’s production can be quietly ramped up to larger volumes. Nvidia plans to start shipping the first commercial samples from the fourth quarter, much to the jubilation of the tech sector. Nvidia remains the main supplier of GPUs for data centers, even as AMD tries to saw the legs of its throne.
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Those who have not yet placed an order for Blackwell are already in for a treat. The chips are reportedly already sold out for the next 12 months.