Nvidia and its smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices have both agreed to remit 15% of the revenue they generated from AI chip sales in China to the Trump administration, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The arrangement is highly unusual, as U.S. tech export controls are usually based on national security, rather than whether they can raise funds for Washington.

Nvidia did not comment about the specific details of the agreement or its quid pro quo nature. Nvidia and AMD agreed to share 15% of their revenues from chip sales to China with the U.S. government, a U.