Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said his company is effectively blocked from selling its AI chips into China for now, as Washington and Beijing each impose restrictions on its sales into the world’s largest semiconductor market.
Huang arrived in Taiwan Friday ahead of meetings with longtime partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. after a whirlwind global tour that included unusually controversial comments about the US-China AI race. The Nvidia chief was quoted in a Financial Times story as saying “China will win”Bloomberg Terminal that competition because of lower energy expenses and more favorable regulations. Huang explained he merely intended to point out the Asian country’s prowess in the fledgling technology.