WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had visited with Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang and said the chip giant executive was aware of where he stood on export controls.
"Smart man," Trump said about Huang when asked about the meeting. Pressed on whether he had made clear to Huang his views on export controls and the types of chips that the company could give to China, Trump said: "He knows."
Nvidia did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Huang's meeting with Trump comes as the administration is considering whether to allow Nvidia to sell its H200 chips, which are one generation behind its current flagship chips, to China.
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