Lawmakers Push AI Chip Export Ban on China Prompting Nvidia and AMD to Seek Trump Intervention

Lawmakers plan to cut off China from advanced AI chips, proposing export restrictions that would block the sale of high‑performance GPUs and neural processing units to Chinese firms, part of a broader U.S. strategy to limit Beijing’s AI growth.

Nvidia and AMD have urged the administration, specifically requesting former President Trump’s involvement, to intervene against the proposed ban, warning that a supply cut could reduce their earnings and weaken U.S. leadership in the AI chip market.

Analysts point to a list of over 30 AI chip makers, led by Nvidia and AMD, that dominate global supply, noting that cutting China off could reshape the market, spur new entrants and accelerate development of alternative neural processing units.

China could respond by accelerating its own semiconductor programs and seeking alternative sources, which analysts say may lengthen the timeline for domestic AI chip production but also increase geopolitical tension in the tech sector.