Trump Administration Clears Way for Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China with a 25% Surcharge

The Trump administration has cleared the way for Nvidia to sell its H200 chips to China with a 25% surcharge. This move comes as the US government has been imposing stricter regulations on the sale of high-tech goods to China.

The H200 chip is a high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) chip that is used in various applications, including data centers, supercomputing, and autonomous vehicles. Nvidia has been facing challenges in selling its chips to China due to the US government's restrictions.

According to CNBC ^[1], the Trump administration has decided to allow Nvidia to sell its H200 chips to China with a 25% surcharge. This move is seen as a compromise between the US government's desire to restrict the sale of high-tech goods to China and Nvidia's need to sell its chips to the Chinese market.

The H200 chip's performance has been exceeded by two generations of Nvidia chips currently in production, the Blackwell and Rubin ^[1]. Despite this, the chip is still considered to be a high-performance device that is capable of handling complex AI tasks.

The sale of Nvidia's H200 chips to China with a 25% surcharge is seen as a significant development in the ongoing trade tensions between the US and China. The move is likely to be seen as a compromise between the two countries and may help to ease tensions in the tech industry.

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[1] Trump administration clears way for Nvidia H200 chip sales to China with a 25% surcharge