Nvidia scandal sparks calls for export curbs

Nvidia scandal sparks calls for export curbs

Jensen Huang has been the most prominent advocate of looser restrictions, a view critics have dismissed as driven by profit rather than national security.

The potential ouster of Nvidia’s CEO could lead to a tightening of US controls on the sale of cutting-edge semiconductor technology to China. Jensen Huang has been the most prominent advocate of looser restrictions, a view critics have dismissed as driven by profit rather than national security.

Whatever his motivations, pressure is growing in Washington for tougher curbs: The Information reported the commerce department — criticized for lax enforcement — will soon close a loophole by which Chinese firms accessed high-end US chips through data centers in third countries, while Congressional scrutiny is mounting, and calls for the US commerce secretary to be fired are growing. (A White House official told Semafor the president maintained “complete confidence” in the cabinet secretary.)

— Prashant Rao

In brief

The potential ouster of Nvidia’s CEO could lead to a tightening of US controls on the sale of cutting-edge semiconductor technology to China. Jensen Huang has been the most prominent advocate of looser restrictions, a view critics have dismissed as driven by profit rather than national security. Whatever his motivations, pressure is growing in Washington for tougher curbs: The Information reported the commerce department — criticized for lax enforcement — will soon close a loophole by which Chinese firms accessed high-end US chips through data centers in third countries, while Congressional scrutiny is mounting, and calls for the US commerce secretary to be fired are growing. (A White Hou…

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