Semiconductor veteran Nvidia is facing unexpected new American export control on its H20 chips.
In a filing on Tuesday, Nvidia said it was informed by the US government that it would require a license to export its H20 AI chips to China. According to the filing, this license would need indefinite – the US government “cited the risk” [H20] Can be used in […] A supercomputer in China. ,
NVIDIA estimates $ 5.5 billion in its Q1 2026 financial year, which ends on 27 April. The company’s stock was about 6% below in extended trading.
H20 most advanced AI chip Nvidia can export to China under the current and previous export rules of the US. Last week, NPR reported that CEO Jensen Huang spoke out of new H20 sanctions during dinner at President Donald Trump’s Mar-e-Lago Resort, stating that Nvidia will invest in AI data centers in America
Probably not-so-in-law, Nvidia announced on Monday that it would spend hundreds of crores of dollars in the next four years, which was building some AI chips among American Pandits, was a hurry to tell that the company’s commitment was light on the details.
Several government officials were calling for strong export control at H20 as the chip was allegedly used to train the model from China -based AI Startup Dipsek, including the R1 “Reasoning” model, which threw the US AI market for a loop in January.
NVIDIA refused to comment.
