Nvidia (NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to resume sales of key AI chips to China are set to come with some big strings attached.
In a historically unusual move, two of the world's largest chipmakers, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), have reportedly cut a deal with the Trump administration to hand over 15% of their revenues from certain chip sales to the U.S. government. Here's what to know about the deal and how Nvidia's and AMD's stock prices are reacting.
Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA, ETR:NVD) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD, ETR:AMD)'s new deal to hand over 15% of their chip sales revenue in China to the US government is a game-changer that export controls, usually about national security, into a way for the government to collect money, according to analysts. The deal centers on Nvidia's H20 chip and AMD's MI308 chip, both specifically designed for the Chinese market amid ongoing US export restrictions on advanced chips used in artificial intelligence applications, citing national security concerns.
After months of pushing the U.S. government to reverse restrictions on certain chip sales to China, it seems that Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will be able to sell there again — but newly reported details on the arrangement have some analysts worried that a dangerous precedent has been set.
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Nvidia (NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to resume sales of key AI chips to China could come with some big strings attached.
The AI chip race narrative used to be about U.S. national security, but apparently now it's about tariffs: Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay the U.S. government 15% of the revenue they make from sales of high-end AI chips to China in exchange for licenses to sell to those chips in the country, the Financial Times reported, citing anonymous sources.
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Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay 15% of revenues from chip sales to China to the U.S. goverenment, the FT reports. Analysts said the deal is still positive for both AMD and Nvidia as they get access to a huge market.
AI chip exports to China are resuming, setting AMD up for a strong margin recovery and improved profitability in the coming quarters. The ramp-up of MI355X accelerators and robust 3Q25 sales guidance position AMD for renewed growth, especially in the data center segment. AMD trades at a lower valuation than peers like Nvidia and Broadcom, offering significant re-rating potential with an intrinsic value estimate of $210.
$2.25 billion. That is how much money the U.S. government could earn from Nvidia as part of the deal.
The unusual arrangement will apply to Nvidia's H20 chip and AMD's MI308.