Chipmaker In the Spotlight – Again
This is by no means the first attempt that the US government has made to control the flow of Nvidia chips into China. In 2022, the Biden Administration introduced the first such restrictions, which the company responded to by modifying its H100 chip to meet new regulations. It went on to become a China-specific product.
Most recently, in April 2025, the Trump Administration announced its own measures. As per the restrictions, the sale of some Nvidia chips to China without a license is now prohibited. This came in the wake of a letter from Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Senator of Massachusetts, urging the Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, to move quickly to stop Chinese tech companies from stockpiling the chip.
Despite this, numerous outlets have documented the continued passage of Nvidia chips into China.
