Chief of Nvidia remains importance to the impact of US tariffs

“Everything depends on the countries affected by tariffs. But in the short term (…) we do not foresee a significant impact on our perspectives and our finances,” said Jensen Huang to the press this Wednesday during the annual conference for computer developers in Silicon Valley.

“We have a very flexible network of suppliers. They are not alone in Taiwan, Mexico or Vietnam,” he explained.

Nvidia had a meteoric growth thanks to frenzy for artificial intelligence (AI), which appeals to its microchips or graphics cards to develop.

The company depends on imported components for its production, especially Taiwan.

Since he returned to power in January, Trump has imposed tariffs on the three main commercial partners of the United States: Mexico, Canada and China.

And promised “reciprocal tariffs” against other countries as of April 2, which has been generating a lot of uncertainty for companies and financial markets.

This hopes to transfer the production of certain goods to the United States, especially that of semiconductors, which is mainly carried out in Asia.

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“What is missing our flexibility today is manufacturing at home,” Huang acknowledged.

“If we could relocate part of the production by the end of the year, we would not be bad,” he added, without giving more details.

The Boom of the AI ​​led Nvidia’s actions to record levels, although at the beginning of the year it was subject to mass sales unleashed by the rapid success of the China Depseek start up, as well as the instability generated by the tariff war.

In addition, some products from Punta de Nvidia face export barriers to China, one of the main markets of these components, due to the efforts of the US government to stop the Chinese advance in this strategic technology.