US EditionUS to block Nvidia's sale of scaled-down AI chips to China, The Information reports
The U.S. government blocks sales of Nvidia’s B30A AI chips to Chinese data centers to limit access to advanced technology, impacting a key market segment.
- On Thursday, reporting said the White House told other federal agencies it will not permit Nvidia, California-based AI chipmaker, to sell its latest scaled-down B30A chips to China, published November 07, 2025.
- Beijing has recently issued guidance requiring state-funded new data centre projects to use only domestically developed chips, and projects less than 30% complete must remove foreign chips or cancel purchases.
- Nvidia has provided samples of the B30A to several Chinese customers and is modifying the design, citing two company employees, while a Nvidia spokesperson said the company has `zero share in China’s highly competitive market for datacenter compute, and do not include it in our guidance.`
- The California-based company has faced regulatory headwinds in China, and the White House did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.
- Export controls and grey market availability mean Nvidia is shut out of a lucrative market segment, though some advanced models appear via grey market channels in China, and Nvidia pays U.S. 15% on AI chip sales to China.
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U.S. to Block Nvidia’s Sale of Scaled-Back AI Chips to China
The White House has told others in the federal government it won’t allow Nvidia to sell its latest scaled-down AI chips to China, despite President Donald Trump’s hints over the summer that he might allow the company to do so, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The decision ...
US to block Nvidia's sale of scaled-down AI chips to China, The Information reports
The White House has informed other federal agencies that it will not permit Nvidia to sell its latest scaled-down AI chips to China, The Information reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.
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