U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Fox Business interview on Wednesday that Washington is not considering taking an equity stake in Nvidia, arguing the chipmaker does not require government financial support. The remark contrasts with the administration’s recent acquisition of about 10% of Intel and its earlier intervention in U.S. Steel, moves officials said were aimed at safeguarding strategic industries. Separately, Nvidia disclosed in a quarterly filing that unnamed U.S. government officials have "expressed an expectation" that the government will receive 15% of the revenue generated from licensed sales of the company’s H20 artificial-intelligence chips to Chinese customers. The filing added that, so far, no regulation has been issued to codify such a requirement. Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress told analysts the company will not make any payment until a formal rule is in place and warned that any demand for a revenue share could spur litigation, raise costs and erode Nvidia’s competitive position. Nvidia has export licences for the lower-powered H20 processors but has yet to record sales under the prospective scheme, leaving the financial impact and legal framework uncertain.