Huawei Technologies Co. is quietly exploring the export of small batches of its older-generation artificial intelligence chips to markets in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

This comes as it looks to establish a foothold in regions currently dominated by United States giants Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices Inc., according to Bloomberg.

According to sources familiar with the matter, the Chinese tech giant has approached potential customers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand with offers of its Ascend 910B processors.

These countries have recently inked long-term supply deals with Nvidia and AMD for over a million AI chips, reinforcing U.S. dominance in global AI infrastructure.

Huawei is said to be offering the 910B chips in quantities of a few thousand units, though precise figures remain undisclosed.

To sweeten the deal, the company is also touting access to its CloudMatrix 384 platform—an AI system based in China powered by its more advanced Ascend 910C chips.

However, Huawei is not currently exporting the newer 910C chips due to tight supplies, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the company’s plans.

Instead, Huawei is prioritizing domestic customers that are cut off from U.S. semiconductor technologies due to ongoing export restrictions.

The export push marks Huawei’s latest move to circumvent U.S. sanctions and gain traction in global AI markets amid rising demand for alternative computing solutions.