US President Donald Trump has announced that he will allow Nvidia to sell a type of advanced computing chip to “approved customers” in China.
The chip in question is called the H200.
\The company’s top-tier chips, known as Blackwell and the upcoming Rubin, were not included in the approval.
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will allow Nvidia to sell a type of advanced computing chip to “approved customers” in China. The chip in question is called the H200. It’s important to note that it is not Nvidia’s most advanced chip. The company’s top-tier chips, known as Blackwell and the upcoming Rubin, were not included in the approval. The move comes amid ongoing concerns about China’s growing capabilities in AI.
SurveyTrump made the announcement on the social media platform Truth Social, saying he had informed China’s President Xi Jinping and that “President Xi responded positively!” In his post, Trump added, “This policy will support American Jobs, strengthen US Manufacturing, and benefit American Taxpayers.”
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Nvidia welcomed the move. The company said the decision would support domestic manufacturing and allow the Commerce Department to check commercial customers, which it called a way to “strike a thoughtful balance” on economic and national security priorities, Fortune reports.
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Trump also mentioned that the Commerce Department is “finalising the details, and the same approach will apply to AMD, Intel, and other GREAT American Companies.”
There are concerns that China could use the chips to develop its own AI systems in ways that might pose national security risks for the US. This concern was a key reason the Biden administration had tried to limit exports.
Nvidia, which has a market value of $4.5 trillion, saw its stock rise slightly in after-hours trading following Trump’s announcement, according to the report.
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