Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang's relationship with President Donald Trump is unlikely to spare the semiconductor giant — whose chips underpin much of the global artificial intelligence buildout — from a more adversarial Washington after the elections, according to a report published by Semafor.

The report indicates that pressure on the company spans both parties. Even as victorious Democrats prepare to take the lead on regulatory committees, Republicans are planning to impose tougher export controls on chips. Export controls on advanced semiconductors have become a central flashpoint in U.S.–China technology policy, with Washington moving in recent years to restrict the sale of high-end chips to Chinese buyers. Because those controls apply directly to Nvidia's products, any tightening would further constrain the company's ability to sell its chips to Chinese buyers.

Three Republican House members have asked Huang to appear at a briefing on whether he had been targeted by a Chinese intelligence agent, according to Semafor's report published on Friday. The lawmakers laid out their request in a letter dated Nov. 4. Whether Huang appears at the briefing is one of the first procedural tests of how the post-election scrutiny of the company unfolds.

Among Democrats, Senator Elizabeth Warren has called on Huang to testify before Congress about Nvidia chip sales to China and other related matters, Semafor said. Any such testimony would put the company's China sales practices directly before public congressional questioning.

The scrutiny comes despite Huang's earlier engagement with the Trump administration. As Cointelegraph reported in March, Trump appointed leaders from the crypto, blockchain, artificial intelligence and technology industries to his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, including the Nvidia chief executive. Huang had also previously met with the president to discuss export controls for Nvidia's chips. With both parties now pressing separate demands on the chief executive, Nvidia's handling of the briefing request and any testimony call will help determine whether the scrutiny remains at the level of letters and requests or advances to sworn testimony and hearings.