NVIDIA is under anti-monopoly investigation in China, and the US Treasury Secretary expressed disappointment to China.As the US and China are engaged in trade negotiations in Madrid, Spain, Chinese regulatory authorities suddenly launched an antitrust investigation against NVIDIA (, adding uncertainty to discussions originally focused on tariffs and global economic issues.
The background of the merger hides a subplot, China demands stable supply.
NVIDIA spent about $7 billion in 2020 to acquire network equipment supplier Mellanox Technologies. At that time, the deal received approval from regulatory authorities in many countries around the world, including China. Although China initially approved the transaction, it also included some conditions:
"To continue to provide stable chip supply to China and treat Chinese customers equally."
However, the situation changed rapidly later, as the U.S. government prohibited NVIDIA from selling its most advanced AI chip, H100, to China on national security grounds. In order to comply with the regulations, NVIDIA had to modify the chip design twice, trying to find a way to continue within the regulations.
ChainNewsAbmedia·2025-09-17 06:33