Taiwan Indicts Nvidia and Super Micro Employees Over Illegal AI Server Exports to China
TLDR
- Taiwan prosecutors indicted nine people, including employees of Nvidia and Super Micro Computer, for illegally exporting AI servers to China
- An Nvidia manager named Chang allegedly organized the shipment of 74 servers loaded with high-end B300 chips through Japan and Indonesia
- Another 56 servers were stopped by Taiwan customs before they could be exported
- The alleged scheme used false end-user documents to make it appear the servers would stay in Taiwan
- Prosecutors are seeking five years for Chang, described as the “core figure” in the operation
Taiwan prosecutors have indicted nine people over the illegal export of advanced AI servers to China, including employees from Nvidia and Super Micro Computer. The case is Taiwan’s first known crackdown on black-market trading of high-end AI accelerators.
TODAY: 🇹🇼Taiwan has indicted nine people, including Nvidia and Super Micro employees, over the alleged illegal export of restricted AI servers to China.
The servers were reportedly equipped with Nvidia chips subject to U.S. export controls, per Reuters. pic.twitter.com/T6LI0Jv84r
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