Taiwan charged nine Nvidia and Super Micro employees with smuggling AI servers to China
Prosecutors say two defendants made false claims to secure approval for 130 AI servers, telling authorities the hardware would stay in Taiwan
Taiwan has indicted nine individuals, including staff from Nvidia and Super Micro, over alleged illegal exports of AI servers to China. Prosecutors in Taiwan's Keelung port city charged eight defendants with breach of trust and document forgery. They claim these defendants helped divert 130 Nvidia-powered Super Micro servers to Chinese customers.
56 of the servers were intercepted by customs, while 74 reached China, with 50 of those passing through Indonesia, eight through Japan and Hong Kong, and 16 direct shipments. Nine people stand accused of the alleged scheme, with the defendants including an Nvidia Taiwan employee, two Super Micro staff, and executives from Taiwanese distributors.
Nvidia and Super Micro have denied any wrongdoing. The case stems from B300 servers ordered to a non-existent Taiwanese facility. Prosecutors allege cooperation with officials despite rigorous export controls. Taiwan's legal exposure aims prison terms for seven defendants, while manufacturers face broader risks in exporting advanced AI hardware.
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