Semiconductor veteran Nvidia is facing unexpected new American export control on its H20 chips.
In a filing on TuesdayNVIDIA said it was informed by the US government that it would need a license to export its H20 AI chips to China. According to the filing, this license would need an indefinite need – the US government “cited the risk that (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, owner Told that CEO Jensen Huang may be Talked in your own way In the new H20 sanctions during a dinner at President Donald Trump’s Mar-e-Lago Resort, in the new H20 sanctions, NVIDIA will invest in AI data centers in the US
Probably not-so-in-law, nvidia Announced on Monday It will spend hundreds of million dollars in the next four years Priests It was early to indicate 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.
