Taipei, April 16 -- The United States has enacted restrictions on the export of Nvidia's H20 chips to China, tightening its control over the trade of advanced AI technology with Beijing as part of Washington's strategy to exert pressure on China amid an ongoing tariff dispute, the Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported.

Nvidia, a prominent player in AI chip development worldwide, said on Tuesday that the US government informed them on April 9 that exporting its H20 chips to China would now necessitate government permission. The company also stated that this restriction would be in effect indefinitely.

Although the H20 chip has relatively limited computing capabilities, it possesses characteristics that make it suitable for constructing high-per...