NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated on Tuesday that the company has received authorization from the U.S. government to export its H20 AI chips to China, marking a shift from previous restrictions that had limited the sale of NVIDIA’s AI technology to the Chinese market.
In an April regulatory filing, NVIDIA revealed that the U.S. government had instructed the company to obtain a license in order to sell its AI chips to China, halting the company’s sales. The H20 chips had been specifically designed to comply with previous U.S. export controls aimed at limiting technology transfers to Beijing.
According to a Bloomberg report, the recent shift follows confirmation from the U.S. government that exports of AI chips to China will be permitted. In a blog post, NVIDIA disclosed that CEO Jensen Huang met with President Trump and other U.S. policymakers last month. During the meeting, Huang reiterated the company’s commitment to supporting the Administration’s initiatives focused on job creation, enhancing domestic AI capabilities, boosting local manufacturing, and reinforcing America’s leadership in the global AI race.
Due to U.S. government limitations on exporting advanced semiconductors to China, NVIDIA had been supplying its H20 chips which has lower specifications than its latest AI processors to the Chinese market until recently.
Huang further declared the launch of a new graphics card, the ‘RTX Pro,’ highlighting its strategic role in powering computer graphics, digital twins, and AI applications.
As reported by Reuters, the RTX Pro has been developed particularly for the Chinese market and meets all current U.S. export regulations. NVIDIA confirmed this in a company blog post, adding that it has requested government approval to resume sales of its H20 chips and anticipates distributing the product soon.
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