DUBAI, May 15 (Reuters) - The United States and United

Arab Emirates have finalised a technology framework agreement

that is expected to be signed later on Thursday during President

Donald Trump's last stop of his three-country Gulf tour, a

source with knowledge of the matter said.

The agreement requires commitments on both sides to the

security of technology, the source said.

A deal with the U.S., which has for years pursued

increasingly protectionist policies to curb China's access to

advanced semiconductors, would be a major win for the UAE, which

is seeking to become a global powerhouse in artificial

intelligence (AI).

The White House, U.S. Commerce Department and the foreign

ministries of the UAE and China did not immediately respond to

requests for comment.

Reuters reported on Wednesday that Washington and Abu Dhabi

were close to a deal that would allow the UAE to import 500,000

of Nvidia's ( NVDA ) most advanced AI chips per year, starting

in 2025.