Aivres는 모기업이 정부 블랙리스트에 올라 있음에도 불구하고 미국산 AI 칩을 성공적으로 확보했다.

Operating out of a 270,000-square-foot facility in Fremont, California, Aivres Systems Inc. has been purchasing Nvidia’s latest AI chips and reselling them abroad while its Chinese parent company remains on the US government’s restricted entity list. Until May 2023, the company operated under the name Inspur Systems Inc. The rebranding followed shortly after Inspur Group, one of China’s largest server manufacturers, was added to the US Commerce Department’s Entity List due to ties to military-civil fusion programs.

In November 2025, Aivres completed a transaction that highlights the scale and implications of this arrangement. The company sold 32 server racks built on Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture, containing approximately 2,300 of the chipmaker’s most advanced GB200 processors, to Indonesian telecom operator Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison for roughly $100 million.

Despite these activities, Aivres itself has not been individually placed on any US restriction list. While the Commerce Department blacklisted Inspur Group, its American subsidiary continues to operate independently, collaborating with Nvidia and AMD and showcasing AI solutions at major industry events such as Nvidia’s GTC conference. In June 2026, Inspur Group was further designated on the US Department of Defense’s Section 1260H list of Chinese military companies, yet Aivres remained separately unlisted.

This regulatory positioning has granted Aivres a distinct competitive edge. The company reportedly offers Nvidia- and AMD-based AI server platforms at prices approximately 30% lower than comparable systems from Western and Taiwanese rivals. The physical footprint of the operation reinforces its ambition: Aivres signed a lease for over 270,000 square feet dedicated to AI infrastructure production.

The Aivres case underscores a fundamental challenge in US technology export control enforcement. Current frameworks rely heavily on targeting named entities—specific companies, individuals, and end users. When a foreign subsidiary rebrands and operates as a legally distinct domestic entity, it can effectively slip outside the scope of restrictions originally intended for its parent organization.

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