Media: Nvidia, AMD agree to pay 15% of China chip sales to US govt.
The US government tightened restrictions on semiconductor exports to China in 2022. Chips that the two firms developed for the country became subject to US export controls in April this year.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that chips that would be allowed to be shipped to China are "obsolete."
He also said he had initially asked for 20 percent for the country, but that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang negotiated with Trump to bring the number down to 15 percent.
Nvidia told NHK that the firm follows rules the US government sets for its participation in worldwide markets.
The Wall Street Journal cited experts who said the Trump administration is signaling that security priorities can take a back seat for the right price.
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