House Panels Seek Closed-Door Interviews With Huang on China Chip Controls

Three House committee chairs have requested closed-door interviews with former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and General Counsel Tim Teter in December as lawmakers examine U.S. controls on chip exports to China and Nvidia’s Singapore-based customer.

The House requests set the questioning for Dec. 1 and 2. The inquiry focuses on U.S. chip export controls to China and Megaspeed, which is based in Singapore.

U.S. officials have identified a former Megaspeed executive as an intelligence operative. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said it had not reached a conclusion about the former executive’s intelligence status. Nvidia says it complies with U.S. export laws.

Separately, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott’s December testimony requests call for Huang to appear Dec. 3 and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to appear Dec. 10. Scott said the committee would consider a subpoena if Huang did not appear. Lutnick has agreed to testify.