Taiwan charges nine people for smuggling ‘high-end’ AI servers to China
Among those charged are two Super Micro employees and one from Nvidia, marking another flashpoint in US-China AI rivalry Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China, adding another wave of turbulence in the AI rivalry between China and the United States. Prosecutors said the…
Taiwanese prosecutors have charged nine individuals, including two former Super Micro employees and one from Nvidia, for illegally exporting high-end AI servers to mainland China. The servers in question are graphics processing units called B300, which are banned from sale to China. Seventy-four servers successfully reached China, while 56 failed to make the journey, remaining in Taiwan.
The transfer methods varied, with some servers traveling through Indonesia, being directly delivered to China, or sent to Japan before reaching Hong Kong. Another group of servers failed to pass through Japan and Hong Kong before reaching mainland China. AI infrastructure, particularly advanced semiconductors largely produced in Taiwan, has become a focal point in the ongoing US-China AI rivalry.
The US has imposed export restrictions on Nvidia's advanced chips to China since 2022, with additional licensing requirements introduced in 2025. Super Micro and Nvidia are cooperating with Taiwanese authorities to address the allegations swiftly. If convicted, four defendants, including a key Nvidia manager, could face up to five years in prison.
Some of the defendants reportedly established a Japanese company, created fake websites, and falsified information to circumvent export controls.
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