Nvidiaโค Faces china Ban on AI Chips, CEO Expresses Disappointment
Beijing, China โ- China has effectively blocked the sale ofโข advanced โคartificialโฃ intelligenceโ (AI) chips from Nvidia to chinese companies, โขciting concerns over anti-monopoly regulations.โ The move, announced โMonday, September 15, 2025, โrestricts access to crucial technology โคfor China’s rapidly developing AI sector and throws Nvidia’s future business in the region โคintoโข uncertainty.
The ban stems from China’s inquiryโข into Nvidia’s 2020 acquisition of โMellanox Technologies, a computer networking supplier. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)โ determined Nvidia violated anti-monopoly rules, thoughโ specificโ sanctions โฃhave โขnot yet been announcedโฃ as the investigation continues. โThis decision arrives amidstโค escalating geopolitical tensions between the โฃUS and China, impacting the flow of critical technologies.
Nvidia founderโค and CEO Jensen Huang expressed his disappointment with โฃthe decision, but affirmed his commitment to โฃboth governments. “I am โฃdisappointed, but they have a greater โagenda to be completedโ between China and the United States. And I โฃam patient. โWe will โcontinue to supportโค theโ government and Chineseโ companiesโ accordingโ to their wishes,” Huang statedโ at a press conference in Londonโ on Thursday, September 18,โ 2025, as reported โฃby KompasTekno and TechCrunch. Huang also indicated his desire to discuss the situation withโ US President Donald Trump during a โคvisitโค toโ England.
The timing โคof the banโ is โsignificant,as Nvidia’sโฃ market valuation recently surpassed Microsoft,fueled by a surge in its stock price – โคa rise that saw Huang’s โpersonal wealth increase by Rp82 trillion. The restriction on AI chip sales could considerably impact Nvidia’s revenue, given โChina’s substantial demand for AI technology.
The move underscores China’s increasing assertiveness โขin regulating its โtechnology sectorโ andโค its determination to develop domestic alternatives to โคforeign technologies.โฃ The long-term implications of this ban remainโ to be seen,but it represents โa major challenge for โคNvidia and a potential setback for China’s AI โambitions.