Taiwan indicts Nvidia manager following chip-smuggling probe
The manager is alleged along with eight others to have organized the shipment of 74 servers containing high-end B300 chips into China via Japan and Indonesia.
Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted a senior Nvidia manager, surnamed Chang, as part of a group accused of smuggling advanced artificial intelligence chips into China, according to sources familiar with the investigation. The indictment marks Taiwan's first known crackdown on the black-market trade of such accelerators. Along with Chang, eight others were alleged to have organized the shipment of 74 servers containing high-end B300 chips into China through Japan and Indonesia, bypassing U.S. trade restrictions.
The indictment also includes two senior employees from Super Micro Computer, the manufacturer of the hardware in question.
Chang was initially detained last month but could not be reached for comment. The group attempted to smuggle an additional 56 servers, which were seized by Taiwanese authorities. The indictment highlights the efforts made by Taiwan to combat the illicit trade of high-performance computing hardware, despite the ongoing restrictions imposed by the United States.
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