Nvidia weighs expanding H200 output after China rush

Nvidia is weighing a plan to expand output for its H200 chips after Chinese buyers pushed demand far beyond what the company can produce right now. According to Reuters, the company told clients in China that it is studying ways to add capacity because orders have gone past its current limits. The push began after U.S. President Donald Trump said the government would let Nvidia export the H200 into China as long as the company pays a 25% fee on those sales. That rule turned the H200 into the one chip every major Chinese firm now wants to secure. Chinese companies jumped on the news fast. Firms like Alibaba and ByteDance contacted Nvidia this week to ask for large batches and requested details on how soon they can get them. Nvidia also allegedly said that it is working to “manage our supply chain to ensure that licensed sales of the...

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