Nvidia’s chips are among the world’s hottest commodities. So why is the company trashing $4.5 billion worth of them?

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Nvidia’s chips are among the world’s hottest commodities. So why is the company trashing $4.5 billion worth of them?

fortune.com/2025/06/03/nvidia-chips-h20-writedown-4-5-billion-china

Nvidia’s blockbuster quarterly earnings last week came with a big dose of negative news: A $4.5 billion write down on chips originally destined for customers in China that will ultimately go undelivered.
The company had developed the so-called H20 chips, which are less powerful than its…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-06-03 19:37:39.