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Nvidia says it has ‘largely conceded’ China’s AI chip market to Huawei

Jensen Huang said Nvidia has largely ceded China to Huawei after U.S. export controls cut off sales of advanced AI chips.

  • On Thursday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the company has "largely conceded" China's AI chip market to Huawei, as U.S. export restrictions effectively shut out the semiconductor giant from the region.
  • In April, President Donald Trump's administration mandated export licenses for advanced AI chips, effectively blocking Nvidia's access and accelerating Beijing's push for domestic semiconductor self-sufficiency.
  • Reporting a blockbuster quarter, Nvidia unveiled an $80 billion buyback program as revenue surged 85% to $81.62 billion, though the Chinese market once accounted for one-fifth of data center revenue.
  • Huang told investors to "expect nothing" regarding approvals to sell advanced chips, though the company has operated in China for 30 years alongside competitors including Tencent and Alibaba.
  • Despite the setback, Nvidia is investing heavily across the AI industry's "five-layer cake" spanning energy, chips, infrastructure, models and applications while the Commerce Department maintains export restrictions.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says NVDA has largely ceded China’s AI chip market to Huawei as export curbs bite.

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(San Francisco = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kwon Young-jeon = Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, the world's most valuable company by market capitalization, [regarding] China's artificial intelligence (AI) chip market...

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CNBC broke the news in United States on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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