July 10 (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies is attempting to

export small amounts of AI chips to the Middle East and

Southeast Asia, as it looks to establish itself in markets

dominated by U.S. chip designer Nvidia ( NVDA ), Bloomberg News

reported on Thursday.

The Chinese telecom giant has reached out to potential

customers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Thailand

about purchasing its older-generation Ascend 910B AI chips, the

report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

China's strongest competitor to leading U.S. chipmakers is

offering the chips in the low thousands, though the exact number

remains unclear, according to the report.

No deals have been finalised yet, the report said, adding

that parties in the UAE have not shown interest, while the

status of talks in Thailand is unclear.

Representatives for the government of Thailand did not

immediately respond to Reuters request for comment. Huawei did

not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

The company is also trying to attract customers with remote

access to CloudMatrix 384, a China-based AI system built with

more advanced Huawei chips, which it is not currently ready to

export due to limited supplies, the report said.

The Middle East has emerged as a booming market for AI

chips, with several U.S. technology firms such as Nvidia ( NVDA )

announcing deals.

President Donald Trump had secured $600 billion in

commitments from Saudi Arabia for U.S. companies during a tour

of the region in May.

Huawei is also focused on selling 910Cs, its advanced AI

chip product, to Chinese firms that cannot access best-in-class

American chips, the report said.

Successive U.S. administrations have sought to restrict

China's access to advanced American chip technology, citing

concerns that it could be used to strengthen Beijing's military.

"With the current export controls, we are effectively

out of the China datacenter market, which is now served only by

competitors such as Huawei," an Nvidia ( NVDA ) spokesperson said.