The nvidia semiconductor giant faces new unexpected American export controls on its H20 chips.
In a file on TuesdayNvidia said he had been informed by the US government that she would need a license to export her chips AI H20 to China. This license will be required indefinitely, according to the file – the American government has cited “the risk that the [H20] can be used in […] A supercomputer in China. »»
NVIDIA plans that $ 5.5 billion in related loads during its financial year T1 2026, which ends on April 27. The actions of the company decreased by approximately 6% in prolonged trade.
The H20 is the most advanced AI chip that Nvidia can export to China under the current and previous export rules of the United States. Last week, NPR reported that CEO Jensen Huang could have released new H20 restrictions at a dinner in the Mar-A-Lago Resort of President Donald Trump, by being part that Nvidia would invest in AI data centers in the United States
Perhaps not so coincidential, Nvidia announced on Monday that it would spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next four years to manufacture ia fleas in the United States Experts Quickly pointed out that the company’s commitment was light on the details.
Several government representatives had called for stronger export controls on the H20 because the chip was used to form models from the startup of AI based in China Deepseek, including the R1 “reasoning” model which threw the American AI market for a loop in January.
Nvidia refused to comment.
