The White House has reportedly notified other federal agencies that it will not allow Nvidia to sell its newest, scaled-down Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips to China, The Information reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.

This move signals Washington's ongoing efforts to restrict China's access to high-end AI hardware. At the same time, this crackdown on foreign AI chips is also dealing a major blow to Nvidia's hopes of gaining back its lost market share in China, a concern that CEO Jensen Huang has repeatedly voiced.

Key chip details and market need

Prior to the White House's decision, Nvidia had already provided samples of the B30A chip to several of its Chinese customers, according to the report.

The chip in question is known as the B30A. Despite

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