Why Nvidia’s and AMD’s China deal with Trump could backfire. The companies making the most money from the AI boom are the ones selling the processors, such as Nvidia and AMD.

Nvidia and AMD agreed to share 15% of their revenues from chip sales to China with the U.S. government, President Donald Trump confirmed at a press conference on Monday.

The arrangement crafted by the Trump administration is “unusual,” analysts told CNBC, but underscores the president's transactional nature.