Nvidia’s H20 AI chips may be spared from export controls — for now

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April 9, 2025, 9:07 PM

• •Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang appears to have struck a deal with the Trump administration to avoid export restrictions on the company's H20 AI chips.
• •The H20, the most advanced Nvidia-produced AI chip that can still be exported from the U.S. to China, was reportedly spared thanks to a promise from Huang to invest in new AI data centers in the U.S.
• •Many AI companies besides Nvidia have leaned into Trump's "America-first" approach to AI in bids to curry favor with the administration.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang struck a deal with the Trump administration to avoid export restrictions on the company's H20 AI chips. The H20 is the most advanced Nvidia-produced AI chip that can still be exported from the U.S. to China. Huang made the proposal during a dinner at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort sometime last week. Nvidia declined to comment.

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