Nvidia’s Next-Gen AI Chip Rollout Slowed by Engineering Snags

Nvidia Corp. hit engineering snags in the development of two new advanced chips, slowing the release of some products designed to extend its lead in the market for artificial intelligence computing.

The delays affected the company’s highly anticipated Blackwell lineup, which Nvidia announced in March, according to people familiar with the situation. A version of the chip — known as an AI accelerator — is being reworked to better work with data center infrastructure designed for an earlier chip, the Hopper H100.

That’s a relatively small segment of the market, though, said the people, who asked not to be identified ...