The U.S. said Samsung and SK Hynix could no longer ship American equipment to their production facilities in China without government licenses.

The U.S. said Samsung and SK Hynix could no longer ship American equipment to their production facilities in China without government licenses.

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Trump’s meddling in our most important economic institutions is so extreme that at times it resembles China’s state-directed capitalism.

The chipmaker, now the most valuable public company in the world, said strong demand for its chips should continue this quarter.

Trump’s personalized control of growing swaths of the economy will harm American economic freedom and competitiveness.

Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, said he plans to ask the Trump administration’s permission to sell a more powerful chip to Chinese companies.

The Trump administration’s unorthodox Chinese export pact with Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices is worrying trade experts.

President Trump has become the semiconductor sector’s leading decision maker, from new fees on exports to China to a brief demand for a C.E.O.’s firing.

Just days after calling for the resignation of Intel chief, Lip-Bu Tan, over his ties to China, Mr. Trump changed his tune.

President Trump’s order continues a reprieve from the threat of escalating tariffs and export controls, which rocked the global economy earlier this year.

President Trump has yet to formally sign off on an agreement to extend an economic cease-fire with China, which expires on Tuesday.

A deal for Nvidia and AMD to give the Trump administration a cut of chip sales to China raises questions about national security and trade policy goals.

In a highly unusual arrangement with President Trump, the companies are expected to kick 15 percent of what they make in China to the U.S. government.

Lip-Bu Tan, Intel’s top executive, said he was committed to the company after Mr. Trump called for him to step down over reported Chinese investments.

Chinese companies showcased A.I. gains in Shanghai this week. More chips will only help them improve faster, industry insiders say.

With help from a longtime Silicon Valley investor turned White House insider, Mr. Huang got the administration to reverse course on restrictions.

With help from a longtime Silicon Valley investor turned White House insider, Mr. Huang got the administration to reverse course on restrictions.

Jensen Huang, the chipmaker’s chief executive, is trying to balance his company’s interests as the United States and China compete for supremacy in artificial intelligence.

Beijing is taking an industrial policy approach to help its A.I. companies close the gap with those in the United States.

The A.I. chip maker reached the landmark before Apple and Microsoft, as its value rose more than tenfold after ChatGPT’s release in late 2022.

Momentum is building in Taiwan to lessen its business dependency on China, its biggest trading partner. Doing so will not be easy.

As countries race to power artificial intelligence, a yawning gap is opening around the world.