US says it will allow Nvidia to ship H200 chips to China

The United States will allow Nvidia's H200 processors, its second-best artificial intelligence chips, to be exported to China and collect a 25 per cent fee on such sales, US President Donald Trump said on Monday.

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The decision appears to settle a US debate about whether Nvidia and rivals should maintain their global lead in AI chips by selling to China or withhold the exports, though Beijing has told companies not to use US technology, leaving it unclear whether Trump's decision would lead to new sales.

Trump said in his post that he had informed President Xi Jinping of China, where Nvidia’s chips are under government scrutiny, about the move and that he “responded positively.” He said the US Commerce Department was finalising details of the arrangement and the same approach would apply to other AI chip firms such as Advanced Micro Devices and Intel.

Trump’s post said the fee to be paid to the US government was “$25 percent”, and a White House official confirmed he meant 25 per cent, higher than the 15 per cent proposed in August.