英偉達可追蹤晶片以打擊走私，與行業說法相矛盾
英偉達私下確認可以實施晶片追蹤以防止走私，這與行業組織聲稱此類規定可能不可行的說法相矛盾。這影響晶片安全和出口管制。
nvidia privately confirmed to illinois representative bill foster that it can implement tracking requirements to prevent smuggling of advanced ai chips. this is contrary to the public stance of its industry group, the semiconductor industry association, which called the mandates potentially infeasible. the chip security act, co-sponsored by foster, would introduce geotracking requirements to verify locations of advanced ai chips. nvidia's fleet intelligence tool, announced in december 2025, allows customers to monitor chip performance across data center locations, indicating which country chips are in. the chip security act's tracking requirements could be implemented through inspections, company attestations, or ping-based location mechanisms.