- Published on July 16, 2025
- In Deep Tech
NVIDIA Reunites US and China With H20 Chips
AMD follows suit with its MI308 AI chips, expected to ship soon to China.
Image by Nalini Nirad
- By Sanjana Gupta
Late last year, the United States tightened export controls on AI chips to China, prompting NVIDIA to halt shipments of its high-performance H100 and A100 processors.
In response, the company designed the H20 for export to China, a cut-down version of the H100, optimised for AI inference and cloud computing. This version was intended to meet US regulations, but faced licensing delays.
By early 2025, Chinese firms reported severe shortages, and NVIDIA warned of a potential $5.5 billion hit to its bottom line.
But now, the tides have shifted.
NVIDIA is set to resume shipments of the H20 chips to China, following assurances from the US government that license approvals are underway. CEO Jensen Huang, fresh from diplomatic visits to Washington and Beijing, confirmed tha
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Sanjana Gupta
An information designer by training, Sanjana likes to delve into deep tech and enjoys learning about quantum, space, robotics and chips that build up our world. Outside of work, she likes to spend her time with books, especially those that explore the absurd.
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