US Congress demands Jensen Huang and Lutnick testify on chip exports to China

November 13 — according to Decrypt, US Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott sent letters to Nvidia former CEO Jensen Huang and US Commerce Secretary Lutnick, requesting they appear at hearings on December 3 and December 10 respectively, and said that if Huang does not appear, the committee will consider issuing a subpoena. Lutnick has agreed to appear. The chairmen of three House committees separately requested that Huang and Nvidia General Counsel Tim Teter appear for closed-door questioning on December 1 and 2. The investigation focuses on chip export controls on China and Nvidia's Singapore customer Megaspeed. US officials have identified a former Megaspeed executive as an intelligence officer, while the US Department of Justice says it has not reached a conclusion. Nvidia says it complies with US export laws.