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U.S. Eases AI Chip Export Curbs, Greenlights Nvidia and AMD Sales to China

Washington’s rare earths deal with Beijing paves the way for licenses to resume H20, RTX Pro, Instinct MI308 GPU exports to China

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Overview

  • The U.S. government has assured Nvidia that licenses will be granted for H20 chips and a new fully compliant RTX Pro GPU, clearing the path for resumed sales in China.
  • AMD secured parallel approval to ship its Instinct MI308 AI accelerators to Chinese customers under the same export relief framework.
  • April’s export bans forced Nvidia to write down up to $15 billion in unsold H20 inventory and spurred the development of compliant chip variants.
  • Nvidia’s stock jumped more than 4 percent after the announcement as investors anticipated a rebound in China revenue.
  • The export concessions follow a U.S.-China mineral agreement but leave key details on terms and the durability of eased controls still unclear.