Beijing’s antitrust regulator had paused process in May as Trump administration tightened access to chip design tools

July 17, 2025, following approval from all required regulatory authorities. Earlier, on June 30, 2025, Ansys and Synopsys announced that the merger had received regulatory approval in all jurisdictions except China.

Beijing visit by CEO prompts rare reversal Nvidia has wrung a rare concession out of the Trump administration, securing permission to flog its H20 artificial intelligence chip in China after a tense few months of uncertainty.

Nvidia ( NVDA -0.46%) plans to resume selling H20 AI chips to China, with assurances from the U.S. administration the goods would get the green light for export licenses, highlighting the thawing tensions between the U.S. and China.

China approves of the acquisition after Trump eased restrictions on semiconductor chip exports to China. Visit https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/event/171596/2025/business-of-sports for tickets.