Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) has been one of the biggest success stories of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, delivering spectacular gains and leaving investors constantly searching for the next NVDA. But Nvidia itself still has plenty of room to grow, with its graphics processing units (GPUs) remaining in huge demand as companies race to build AI-powered data centers. One of the biggest hurdles in that growth story, however, is China.
China is a large and important market for Nvidia. The country once contributed more than 20% of Nvidia’s data center revenue, but escalating U.S. export restrictions, combined with China’s push to build domestic technology, have caused Nvidia to lose much of its advanced AI chip market share there and cost the company billions in revenue. And now, the chipmaker appears to be getting a small opening back into China, but it may be too early for investors to celebrate.