Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls
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Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls Dealroom
Directly affected
- NVDA Nvidia
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- TSM Taiwan Semiconductor
The main advanced-chip manufacturer sits in Taiwan
- ASML ASML
Chipmaking-equipment sales follow export rules
- AVGO Broadcom
Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR
Energy prices move when sanctioned supply is blocked
- USO United States Oil Fund
This fund moves with oil prices
- AMD AMD
Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes
- AMAT Applied Materials
Chip-equipment makers feel export controls
- LRCX Lam Research
Chip-equipment makers feel export controls
- SMH VanEck Semiconductor
A fund of semiconductor companies
- AOSL ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LT SHS
GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls Dealroom
Source: Dealroom
Price since this story was published: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)
Since the first closing price after “Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls,” Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is -3.73%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a -3.33% difference versus the market.
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMAT | that day | -6.75% | final price |
| AMAT | the next day | -10.24% | final price |
| AMAT | two days later | -13.56% | final price |
| AMAT | three days later | -17.75% | final price |
| AMAT | three days earlier | +2.39% | final price |
| AMAT | five days earlier | +6.64% | final price |
| AMD | that day | +1.88% | final price |
| AMD | the next day | -3.93% | final price |
| AMD | two days later | -5.41% | final price |
| AMD | three days later | -11.03% | final price |
| AMD | three days earlier | +4.46% | final price |
| AMD | five days earlier | +9.29% | final price |
| ASML | that day | -1.94% | final price |
| ASML | the next day | -5.79% | final price |
| ASML | two days later | -5.27% | final price |
| ASML | three days later | -6.25% | final price |
| ASML | three days earlier | +1.15% | final price |
| ASML | five days earlier | +4.76% | final price |
| AVGO | that day | +0.73% | final price |
| AVGO | the next day | -2.38% | final price |
| AVGO | two days later | -2.96% | final price |
| AVGO | three days later | -7.36% | final price |
| AVGO | three days earlier | +1.48% | final price |
| AVGO | five days earlier | +5.95% | final price |
| LRCX | that day | -2.60% | final price |
| LRCX | the next day | -7.35% | final price |
| LRCX | two days later | -10.34% | final price |
| LRCX | three days later | -14.72% | final price |
| LRCX | three days earlier | +3.62% | final price |
| LRCX | five days earlier | +7.91% | final price |
Official trades in Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) around 13 Oct 2026
- Gilbert Cisneros buy On Semiconductor (ON) ($15,001 - $50,000). That is 15 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls.”
- Rohit Khanna buy On Semiconductor (ON) ($15,001 - $50,000). That is 20 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls.”
- Gilbert Cisneros buy Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 21 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls.”
- Michael T. McCaul sell Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 49 days before publication, inside 60 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls.”
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Who gains and who loses around Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)
Companies carried with this story
- AOSL Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
In “Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls,” Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- GCTS GCT Semiconductor Holding
For “Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls,” GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GCTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- NVTS Navitas Semiconductor
In “Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls,” Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected NVTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- ON On Semiconductor
For “Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls,” On Semiconductor (ON) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ON as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- TSEM Tower Semiconductor
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls.” Reason on file: GA selected TSEM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls.” Reason on file: GA selected TSM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is the company in “Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls,” the 13 Oct 2026 this story story.
For Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), the reason on file says GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected GCTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Price levels for Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)
AOSL traded between 21.68 and 30.88 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 22.59. GCTS traded between 1.51 and 2.26 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 1.51. NVTS traded between 8.29 and 13.19 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 8.63.
A simple score for Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL)
46 out of 100
“Chinese tech firms bought more than 1mn Nvidia gaming and workstation chips this year to work around export controls” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.