US greenlights Nvidia H200 chip exports to China

The Trump administration on Tuesday gave the greenlight to exports to China of Nvidia’s second most powerful AI chips, putting in place a rule that will likely kickstart shipments of the H200, the federal register showed.

According to the regulations, the chips will be reviewed by a third party testing lab to confirm their technical AI capabilities before they can be shipped to China. Nvidia will need to certify there are enough H200s in the US and Chinese customers must demonstrate “sufficient security procedures.” REUTERS

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