Nvidia still can’t sell its H20 AI chips in China despite a green light from the U.S. Commerce Secretary. The Department of Commerce is bogged down with a mounting backlog of export license requests.
Chaos inside the department—staff losses and poor communication—are holding up approvals, according to Reuters.
The delay comes as national security experts push the Trump administration to block Nvidia’s sales to China over security concerns.
Nvidia’s H20 chips sit in limbo, stuck in a bureaucratic jam well past an initial okay from Secretary Howard Lutnick earlier this July.
No clear timeline for when licenses will clear. Industry watches closely.
