Explainer-What we know about Nvidia’s probe into CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing a board investigation into allegations that a foreign intelligence effort targeted him. This comes after a New York Times report linked Huang to an alleged Chinese intelligence asset, Alice Huang, who US authorities investigated as a Chinese intelligence asset. Huang, 63, co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and has led the company ever since, transforming it from a maker of video-game graphics chips into the world's dominant supplier of AI processors.

He has been married for decades to Lori Huang and has two children who work at Nvidia. Huang has acknowledged unfaithfulness to his wife but has not commented further on the allegations. The US is also investigating Megaspeed, a Singapore-based cloud computing firm and Nvidia customer, over suspicions that it helped Beijing gain access to Nvidia's advanced AI chips.

Nvidia's board has committed to overseeing the investigation, which will be conducted by a committee of independent directors assisted by outside independent counsel.