The U.S. government notified Nvidia that it would need a special license to ship its H20 graphics processing chip to China, leading Nvidia to file a significant $5.5 billion charge to its quarterly financial results.
Nvidia's Q1 results will include costs related to H20 product inventory, purchase commitments, and related reserves.
The U.S. crackdown on chips and related hardware exported to China poses a challenge for AI suppliers, as they rely on Chinese customers such as Alibaba, ByteDance, and Tencent.
Investors should expect the next leg down on chip companies, including Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Micron Technology, and Texas Instruments.