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Nine individuals in Taiwan, including a worker from Nvidia, have been charged on Monday in connection with the illegal export of artificial intelligence servers to China, according to Taiwanese prosecutors. The indictments stem from an investigation into the shipment of high-end AI servers manufactured by Super Micro Computer, which contain advanced Nvidia chips, to China in violation of U.S. export controls.
The eight defendants were charged with breach of trust and forgery for smuggling 74 servers containing Nvidia chips to China, as reported by the Keelung District Prosecutors Office. Out of those servers, 50 were transferred through Indonesia, eight were sent through Japan, and the remaining were exported directly to China. Additionally, 56 servers were seized at Taiwan's border.
Three defendants have been charged with embezzlement. In the United States, exports to China of cutting-edge silicon chips used to power artificial intelligence systems, designed by Nvidia, are restricted. However, this is not considered a criminal offense in Taiwan, a situation acknowledged by lawmakers and experts.
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- Nvidia worker among 9 charged in Taiwan chip smuggling case koreatimes.co.kr
- Nvidia worker among 9 charged in Taiwan chip smuggling case channelnewsasia.com
