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China’s market regulator preliminarily finds NVIDIA breached antitrust law over Mellanox deal
See how this story connectsSAMR said a preliminary investigation found NVIDIA had violated the Anti-Monopoly Law in connection with conditions attached to its 2020 approval of the $6.9bn Mellanox acquisition, and that it would investigate further before deciding penalties. The review began in December 2024. The announcement landed during US–China trade talks in Madrid, alongside an anti-dumping probe into US analogue chips.
Why it matters
NVIDIA faces undecided penalties under China’s Anti-Monopoly Law, which Beijing can tighten or ease alongside the wider US–China trade talks.
- When
- 15 Sep 2025
- ID
WTA-N-2025-0032- Where
- China, United States
- Who
- SAMR, NVIDIA
- Topics
- Competition, Chips, Export controls
- Authority
- State Administration for Market Regulation
- Target
- NVIDIA
- Action
- preliminary finding: Anti-Monopoly Law breach
- Status
- penalties pending · Enforcement ledger
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WTA-N-2025-0032: “China’s market regulator preliminarily finds NVIDIA breached antitrust law over Mellanox deal.” wheresthe.ai, 15 Sep 2025. https://wheresthe.ai/d/cn-samr-nvidia-antitrust-finding-2025-09/ (source: Fortune).
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