US EditionUS Senate Passes Measure that Limits Nvidia and AMD’s AI Chip Exports to China
The bipartisan law requires Nvidia and AMD to prioritize US customers and aims to prevent $1 billion in AI chip smuggling to China, lawmakers said.
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Senate Passes AI Chip Export Limits on Nvidia, AMD to China
Advanced artificial intelligence chipmakers Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. would have to ensure US companies get priority access to their products before China under legislation the Senate passed, a setback for the industry’s efforts to block the measure.
The US Senate's move comes after the Trump administration reached a deal with Nvidia and AMD this summer to ease export restrictions to China.
Senate passes bill Giving US AI chip buyers priority over China
The US Senate approved a bipartisan law late Thursday requiring leading artificial intelligence chipmakers Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) to prioritize American customers before fulfilling orders for China. But the world’s second-largest economy might not need Nvidia chips after all. The bill, co-sponsored by Senator Jim Banks of Indiana and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts as part of the annual defense policy bill,…
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