Overcoming this issue was crucial for Nvidia, as it aims to maintain its dominant position in the AI chip market. As demand for high-performance AI computing solutions continues to surge, the successful launch of Blackwell will play a pivotal role in providing the necessary hardware.
Huang candidly admitted the company's responsibility for the setback. "We had a design flaw in Blackwell," he said. "It was functional, but the design flaw caused the yield to be low. It was 100 percent Nvidia's fault."