Overview
- Nvidia fell about 7% for the week as U.S. officials signaled they would not authorize sales of the reworked B30A/Blackwell chips to China, with multiple agencies notified of the decision.
- CEO Jensen Huang said there are no active discussions about selling Blackwell chips to Chinese customers, underscoring curtailed prospects in a key market.
- Beijing issued new requirements that state‑funded data‑center projects use domestically made chips, further limiting access for foreign AI accelerators.
- More than $1 trillion in market value was erased across leading AI‑linked U.S. tech stocks, marking the tech sector’s worst week since the April tariff‑driven sell‑off.
- Nvidia executives have cited a potential $2–$5 billion per‑quarter revenue opportunity now out of reach in China, while sentiment was also hit by Michael Burry’s disclosed put positions and OpenAI financing comments.