Jensen Huang, who resigned from the position of executive director of the semiconductor giant Nvidia, was called to appear before US deputies, said a Republican senator, adding that the Secretary of Commerce was also summoned.
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13/11/2026
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Jensen Huang, who resigned from the position of executive director of the semiconductor giant Nvidia, was called to appear before US deputies, said a Republican senator, adding that the Secretary of Commerce was also summoned.
“ Recent information raises serious concerns about our national security and the protection of sensitive US technologies,” said Senate Banking Committee chairman Tim Scott on social network X.
“ I request that Nvidia Executive Director Jensen Huang and Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick give a statement” before this committee of the upper chamber of the United States parliament, Scott added on Thursday.
Hours earlier, Lutnick’s spokesman, Kristen Eichamer, told NBC News that the ruler “took the initiative to appear voluntarily before the Banking Committee to answer questions.”.
Lutnick is under scrutiny, as the Department of Commerce was charged with assessing companies as to risks to national security before American President Donald Trump authorized Nvidia to sell advanced chips to China.
Beijing is in a race against the United States for supremacy in the technological sector. In this context, Washington restricts exports of high-end chips to China, a segment in which Nvidia is an indisputable design leader.
The company has been under the spotlight since the beginning of a scandal involving Jensen Huang, one of the most influential architects of the AI revolution, who maintained a relationship with Alice Huang, Megaspeed executive until 2023 and accused of espionage to China.
Jensen Huang resigned on Thursday as Director General of Nvidia, after 33 years in charge of the group.