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Nvidia Corp. boss Jensen Huang anticipates getting the first batch of US licenses to export H20 AI chips to China soon, formally allowing the company to resume sales of a much sought-after component to the world’s top semiconductor arena.
Industry demands are changing and only about 30 per cent of the country’s intelligent computing capacity is being used.
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been active on the government relations and lobbying front, and now he’s got something big to show for his efforts: the Trump Administration has agreed to lift a ban on selling Nvidia H20 AI chips to China.
Nvidia is set to recoup billions of dollars in revenue as the Trump administration has signaled it will grant licenses for the company to resume sales of its AI chips to China after a surprise export ban in April.
Nvidia stock hits record highs as U.S. export licenses unlock access to China’s $50B AI market. Click here to read an analysis of NVDA stock now.
Nvidia plans to increase the supply of its H20 chips to China, aiming to strengthen its position in the lucrative Chinese technology market. This move follows the lifting of an export ban and comes as Nvidia navigates US-China trade tensions.
Data center operators in China, which use Nvidia’s H20 chips to crunch data for various AI services, have been struggling to find a local alternative that is as good as the U.S. company’s chips.