BEIJING >> China’s market regulator today said that a preliminary investigation has found that Nvidia violated the country’s anti-monopoly law, marking the latest hit for the U.S. chip giant.

The brief statement from the State Administration for Market Regulation did not elaborate on how the U.S. company, known for its artificial intelligence and gaming chips, might have violated China’s anti-monopoly laws.

China in December launched an investigation into Nvidia over what it said were suspected violations of the country’s anti-monopoly law, a probe that was widely seen as a retaliatory shot against Washington’s curbs on the Chinese chip sector.

The Chinese regulator also said the U.S. chipmaker was suspected of violating commitments it made during its acquisition of Israeli chip designe

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