How a Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giant Kept Buying Americaβs Best A.I. Chips NYT: Technology By: Ana Swanson Β· Paul Mozur Β· Tripp Mickle and Keith Bradsher 7 September 2026 at 21:54 Washington imposed sanctions on Inspur because of its work with the Chinese military. But the companyβs subsidiary kept shipping Nvidiaβs best chips to feed Chinaβs leading A.I. firms. Β© Minh Connors for The New York TimesAivresβs research and development technology center and manufacturing facility in Fremont, Calif.