Nvidia builds a white list: more than half of its Asian customers are off it

Nvidia has significantly reduced its approved customer list in Asia for purchasing its AI chips, excluding over half of previous buyers following increased scrutiny and pressure from the U.S. government. This move aims to prevent chip diversion to China through proxy companies and aligns with tightened U.S. export controls requiring licenses for shipments to entities ultimately owned by Chinese or Macau-based firms. The new whitelist approach shifts enforcement from monitoring individual chip sh