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Nvidia is one of the most valuable companies in the semiconductor industry. Founded by Taiwan-born American businessman Jensen Huang, it holds a near monopoly on graphics processing units used to train AI systems.

Chairman / President

Jensen Huang

CEO / Managing Director

Jensen Huang

CFO / Finance Director

Colette Kress

Industry

Semiconductors

Website

nvidia.com

Headquarters address

2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051, United States

Stock Code

NASDAQ:NVDA

Year founded

1993

The US last week rescinded the AI Diffusion Rule laid out by the Biden administration, two days before the policy was set to enter effect. Photo: AFP

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In battle for tech supremacy, new US restrictions undo Biden-era rule, prompting warning that controls over Chinese chips could make their ecosystem stronger.

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US-China trade war

China vows to use anti-sanctions law if US ban on Huawei chips enforced

As Washington’s new guidelines target the Chinese tech giant, Beijing warns it will closely monitor entities that help enforce the embargo.

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Huawei is at the centre of the China-US tech war, with Washington’s latest sanctions on the tech giant’s chips only the latest in a series of measures targeting the firm in recent years. Photo: Shuttershock

Semiconductors

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls US ban on H20 AI chip ‘deeply painful’

Huang said AI was a ‘full-stack thing’, which meant protecting one layer at the expense of everything else was ‘nonsensical’.

20 May 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

Xiaomi

Xiaomi now one of China’s biggest semiconductor investors, founder Lei Jun says

Lei said Xiaomi has allocated US$6.9 billion for semiconductor development in China over a 10-year period.

22 May 2025 - 2:41PM

Semiconductors

Nvidia’s Huang teases new Taiwan office, supercomputer plans in Computex speech

In his keynote speech at Computex in Taipei, Jensen Huang said Nvidia secured a lease for a new property and is partnering with local firms, including Foxconn.

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Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote speech for Computex 2025 in Taipei on May 19. Photo: AFP

AI and Innovation

Video | Nvidia to build ‘AI supercomputer’ in Taiwan

19 May 2025 - 5:30PM

Semiconductors

Nvidia’s two-ton AI systems not easily smuggled to China, CEO says

Huang spoke after joining a US delegation to the Middle East led by President Donald Trump, lauding the opening up of trade of Nvidia’s hardware.

17 May 2025 - 5:13PM

US-China relations

Senior US Democrat slams ‘horrible’ reversal of AI rule as helping China

Trump administration’s move to rescind Biden-era prohibitions said to enable Saudi Arabia, UAE to make advanced chips ‘available’ to Beijing.

17 May 2025 - 10:27PMvideocam

US congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat, is the ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. Photo: Reuters

Tencent

China’s lack of advanced chips hinders adoption of AI models: Tencent executive

Washington’s latest chip export controls could widen the gap in AI adoption between China and the US, Tencent Cloud’s Wang Qi says.

16 May 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

Tencent president Martin Lau says the company “just sort of has to manage” the latest US chip export restrictions. Photo: Shutterstock

US-China tech war

US curbs on Huawei chips add uncertainty to China’s AI investment

New guidance on US export rules could deter Chinese firms with global ambitions from using Huawei processors, analysts say.

16 May 2025 - 4:46PM

Semiconductors

US lawmakers introduce bill to stop smuggling of AI chips to China

Some chips have continued to flow to China despite the US seeking to clamp down on their export.

16 May 2025 - 11:11AMvideocam

Donald Trump

UAE to build biggest AI campus outside US, bypassing past China worries

Deal is a major win for the UAE, which has been trying to balance its relations with ally US and largest trading partner China.

16 May 2025 - 1:54PM

President Donald Trump and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan on Thursday. Photo: AP

Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese EV maker Xpeng launches AI-chip powered P7 to take on Model 3, SU7

The next-generation P7 will start from about US$41,630 and hit the mainland Chinese market in July or August.

15 May 2025 - 9:23PM

The new P7 will be equipped with Xpeng’s indigenous Turing chip. Photo: Handout

Semiconductors

Trump’s new chip policy puts spotlight on Huawei’s secretive Ascend AI chips

Huawei’s significance in China’s AI sector stems from its ability to produce advanced chips that rival Nvidia’s in performance.

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US-China relations

In Saudi Arabia, US and China vie for influence and the kingdom wins: analysts

Donald Trump’s recent ‘landmark’ deals with Riyadh valued at US$600 billion described as pledges rather than guarantees of investment.

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China trade

China, US sign duelling deals after agreeing to trade war truce

Following their tariff reductions, China and the US have unveiled major investments – Beijing in Brazil and Washington in the Middle East.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva unveiled a package of investments from Chinese firms in Beijing on Monday. Photo: Reuters

US-China tech war

Nvidia’s consumer graphics cards see price hikes in China after H20 sales ban

The RTX 5090D GPU has been especially popular in the country, with prices rising more than 10 per cent in the past month.

14 May 2025 - 9:00PM

Artificial intelligence

Trump’s Mideast visit clears path for advanced AI chip deals led by Nvidia

The deals are taking shape, while Trump visits the Middle East to forge deeper ties that put US technology initiatives at centre stage.

14 May 2025 - 5:56PM

Foxconn

Foxconn profit surges amid AI boom, but trade tensions cloud outlook

The Taiwanese iPhone assembler and AI server maker reported a 91 per cent leap in first-quarter profit but downgraded its full-year outlook.

14 May 2025 - 4:06PM

A Foxconn electric two-wheeler powertrain system displayed at the company’s annual tech day in Taipei on October 8, 2024. Photo: Reuters

United States

US can curb AI chip risks without halting tech exports, US official says

The Trump admin is dropping the Biden-era diffusion rule blocking the spread of AI chips overseas as part of a bid to limit Chinese access.

14 May 2025 - 3:20AMvideocam

The dropping of the AI diffusion rule reflects growing US interest in deepening tech ties with Middle Eastern partners that are pouring billions into AI infrastructure and aiming to become a hub for the emerging technology outside the United States. Photo illustration: Reuters

Jensen Huang

Who is billionaire Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s long-time wife Lori?

Jensen Huang may be one of the richest men in the world, but he is also thought to be one of America’s biggest tax dodgers – here’s what you need to know about his wife Lori, who shares his fortune.

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Technology

Opinion | Beware the hubris of an AI narrative centred on the US and China

It would be a mistake to neglect the agency of states, multinational organisations and powerful firms not fully aligned with either side.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia modifies H20 chip for China to overcome US export controls: sources

Chinese customers have been notified by Nvidia that it aims to release the downgraded version of the H20 chip in July, sources say.

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China accounted for US$17 billion in revenue, or 13 per cent of Nvidia’s total sales, in the firm’s financial year ended January 26. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks rise after Beijing unveils support plan; US-China talks loom

Hong Kong stocks climb as Beijing releases economic measures; Fed holds rates steady.

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Screens displaying the Hang Seng Index at Exchange Square. Photo: EPA-EFE

Artificial intelligence

Beijing pours tens of millions of dollars into fostering Chinese AI

The Yizhuang Development Zone aims to establish a nationally leading AI industry ecosystem using only Chinese technology.

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Semiconductors

AMD warns of US$1.5 billion China sales hit despite rosier 2025 outlook

An export restriction imposed in April targeting AMD’s MI308 chips has taken a toll, but new chips are expected to boost sales in the second half.

7 May 2025 - 3:00PM

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