Exclusive: Nvidia's AI chip sale to ByteDance hinges on conditions set by Trump administration

Exclusive: Nvidia's AI chip sale to ByteDance hinges on conditions set by Trump administration

By Karen Freifeld
Publication Date: 2026-02-04 22:11:00

The Trump administration is willing to allow China’s ByteDance to buy Nvidia’s H200 chips, but the AI chipmaker has not agreed to proposed conditions for their use, according to a person familiar with the matter.