Trump Locks Down Nvidia’s Elite Blackwell AI Chips: US Exclusive, China Barred
U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the pinnacle of Nvidia’s artificial intelligence technology—its cutting-edge Blackwell chips—must remain exclusively available to American firms, explicitly excluding China and nations worldwide from obtaining them.
In a pre-recorded segment broadcast on CBS’s “60 Minutes” this past Sunday, coupled with statements shared with journalists while traveling on Air Force One, Trump emphasized that access to Nvidia’s premium Blackwell processors, produced by the semiconductor leader boasting the highest market value globally, ought to be limited solely to U.S. buyers.