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A backlog at the Commerce Department is reportedly stalling Nvidia’s H20 chip licenses


News of a backlog at the U.S. federal department comes less than a week after national security experts urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision that allows Nvidia to export H20 chips to China.

The U.S. Department of Commerce is currently sitting on a backlog of licensing applications due to turmoil within the department, in large part because of a loss of staff and a breakdown in communications with the industry, per Reuters. Subscribe for the industry’s biggest tech news TechCrunch Space Every Monday, gets you up to speed on the latest advances in aerospace.

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