Nvidia (NVDA) has not yet received any orders from Chinese customers for its H200 AI chips, as Beijing continues to weigh whether to approve imports of the U.S. company’s components, according to CEO Jensen Huang.
“I’m hoping the Chinese government will allow Nvidia to sell the H200,” Huang told reporters in Taipei on Thursday. “It’s up to the Chinese government now. They are still deciding, and we are waiting patiently.”
Huang said he met with customers and government officials during a recent visit to China, but no new H200 orders were placed. Chinese authorities recently told the country’s major technology firms, including Alibaba Group (BABA), to prepare orders for the chips, signaling that formal approval for imports of AI-related components may be nearing.
Huang added that the H200 is “very good” for the Chinese market and that customers are eager to buy it. Introduced in 2023 and shipped beginning in 2024, the H200 belongs to Nvidia’s Hopper generation, trailing the current Blackwell line and two generations behind the upcoming Rubin platform.