The people added that a decision on any restrictions is likely a long way off, given that the Trump administration is only beginning to staff up in relevant departments. Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick to lead the agency that oversees chip trade curbs, said during a confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would be “very strong” on semiconductor controls, without providing more specifics.
Trump administration officials are exploring additional curbs on the sale of Nvidia Corp. chips to China, according to people familiar with the matter, who emphasized that conversations are in very early stages as the new team works through policy priorities.
Officials are focused on potentially expanding restrictions to cover Nvidia’s H20 chips, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. That offering, which can be used to develop and run artificial intelligence software and services, is a scaled-down product designed to meet existing US curbs on shipments to China.
