ByteDance SUPPLY CHAIN TRACE

CLOUD PROVIDERS🇨🇳 China

ByteDance (TikTok/Douyin parent) was one of the world's largest AI compute buyers before October 2023 — deploying tens of thousands of NVIDIA A100 and H100 GPUs for training large language models and recommendation systems. The October 2023 BIS advanced computing rules cut ByteDance off from future H100/H200 purchases, forcing it to pivot to the downgraded H20 chip and Huawei Ascend 910 accelerators — a real-world demonstration of how export control cascades affect end-buyers.

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Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII)

Foxconn's AI server ODM division; assembles GPU clusters for hyperscalers and enterprise AI deployments globally

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SERVER ODMssupplies AI servers to

Quanta Computer

World's largest ODM by revenue; primary AI server manufacturer for Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft

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SERVER ODMssupplies AI servers to

Vertiv

Critical power and thermal management for AI data centers

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POWER & COOLINGsupplies power & cooling to

YMTC

China's largest 3D NAND maker; Entity Listed Dec 2022, primarily serves domestic market

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MEMORY (HBM)supplies NAND storage to

CXMT

China's leading DRAM maker, targeting DDR4/DDR5 at mature nodes without EUV

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MEMORY (HBM)supplies DRAM to

NVIDIA

Dominant AI GPU designer (H100, H200, B200)

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CHIP DESIGNERSsupplies H20 (export-controlled, downgraded GPU) to

Biren Technology

China's leading GPU startup; BR100 was TSMC-fabbed at 7nm but Biren was Entity Listed by BIS in Oct 2022, cutting off TSMC access and US EDA tools; now pivoting to domestic fabs

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CHIP DESIGNERSsupplies BR-series AI GPUs to

Cambricon

China's publicly listed AI chip designer (STAR Market); MLU-series accelerators used in domestic cloud and edge AI; Entity Listed Dec 2020, now fabbed at SMIC

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CHIP DESIGNERSsupplies MLU AI accelerators to

Huawei / HiSilicon

China's leading chip designer (Kirin mobile, Ascend AI); on US Entity List since 2019

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CHIP DESIGNERSsupplies Ascend AI chips to

MetaX

Fabless GPU designer founded 2020 by ex-AMD engineers; C-series accelerators (C500/C600/C700) target HBM3e/FP8 AI training; listed on STAR Market Dec 2025, surging ~693% on debut; filed for a follow-on Hong Kong listing June 2026

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CHIP DESIGNERSsupplies C-series GPUs to

all supply to ByteDance

ByteDance

TikTok/Douyin parent; one of the world's largest AI compute buyers; cut off from NVIDIA H100/H200 by Oct 2023 BIS advanced computing rules

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TikTok/Douyin parent; one of the world's largest AI compute buyers; cut off from NVIDIA H100/H200 by Oct 2023 BIS advanced computing rules

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