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[News] Tencent Reportedly Signs $7B Deal to Lease 100,000 AI Chips From Oracle in Southeast Asia

What happened

Tencent signed a $7 billion, 5-year deal with Oracle for 100,000 advanced AI chips in Southeast Asia to bypass China's chip restrictions. This confirms massive demand for high-end compute from Chinese tech giants like ByteDance, driving up prices and exacerbating shortages.

Impact and signal

High impactImpact score: 95/100

Affected components and suppliers

AI ChipsNVIDIA H100NVIDIA B200NVIDIA A100

TencentOracleNVIDIAByteDanceNscale

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Source and time

Source: TrendForce · 9/30/2026 · View original source

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[News] Tencent Reportedly Signs $7B Deal to Lease 100,000 AI Chips From Oracle in Southeast Asia

What happened

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