"Nvidia has stopped production of chips intended for the Chinese market, betting that regulatory barriers in Washington and Beijing will continue to limit sales to China. The theory was that, because the H200 chips were less powerful than NVIDIA's cutting-edge chips, China could not use them to supercharge its AI advances."
"China still has aspirations to build its own high-end AI chips, though there is no evidence that it is close to achieving that. Chinese officials also say that the DeepSeek AI product does not require much processing power to compete with OpenAI products, for example. DeepSeek engineers say that they can create versions of their software for a fraction of the cost for US companies."
"China has an almost limitless supply of electricity. In the US, the fight over electricity for AI data centers continues every day. Unless something changes, NVIDIA shareholders can count on 70% quarterly top-line growth in the foreseeable future."
NVIDIA stopped producing H200 chips for the Chinese market amid ongoing trade restrictions between Washington and Beijing. The company's CEO Jensen Huang anticipated this outcome by excluding China revenue from mid-2025 earnings forecasts. While China aspires to develop high-end AI chips and promotes domestic alternatives like DeepSeek, which reportedly operates at lower costs, the country remains the second-largest AI chip market. Despite China's advantages including abundant electricity supply and claims of being only three to six months behind US AI capabilities, regulatory barriers continue limiting NVIDIA's access. The company maintains strong growth prospects with 70% quarterly top-line growth expected and a market capitalization exceeding $4 trillion.
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