Core Viewpoint - NVIDIA Corp is facing challenges in its gaming, China, and AI partnership sectors, which may impact its stock performance and future growth prospects [1]. Group 1: Gaming Sector - NVIDIA may skip the release of a new gaming graphics chip this year due to an AI-driven global memory-chip shortage, marking the first year without a new gaming GPU launch in nearly three decades [2]. Group 2: China Market - NVIDIA's plans to resume shipments of H200 AI chips to China are still on hold, pending a national security assessment by the State Department, despite the Commerce Department's review being completed [3]. - Chinese customers have paused new H200 orders while awaiting clarity on import terms, as Alibaba accelerates the development of its own high-end AI chips to reduce reliance on NVIDIA [4]. Group 3: AI Partnership - NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is reportedly close to finalizing a $20 billion investment in OpenAI, which would be the company's most significant investment in the startup to date [5]. - There is scrutiny over the partnership between NVIDIA and OpenAI, with suggestions that OpenAI may explore alternatives to some NVIDIA chips, although both CEOs have denied these claims [6].