Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of sales to China to US

Published August 11, 2025 8:29am ET



Two of the world’s top chipmakers will reportedly pay the United States 15% of their sales to China to obtain export licenses for the Chinese market.

President Donald Trump has made it a priority for his administration to compete with China in semiconductor production, and the move could motivate the chipmakers to keep their business in the U.S.

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