China’s State Administration for Market Regulation has launched an antitrust investigation into Nvidia, focusing on its 2020 acquisition of Mellanox Technologies and compliance with conditions requiring fair treatment of Chinese firms.

The probe adds to rising U.S.-China tensions, as the U.S. restricts Nvidia’s chip sales to China while China imposes its own tech-related export bans.

Nvidia, also under scrutiny in the U.S. and Europe for potential anti-competitive practices, stated it is cooperating with regulators, Global Data has reported.

Meanwhile, Nvidia is reportedly working with TSMC to manufacture AI chips in Arizona.

Written by B.C. Begley