Analysis: Nvidia's 2025 figures to the US government undercounted chips sold to Megaspeed via partners by 50K; Nvidia did not give Bloomberg an exact figure (Mackenzie Hawkins/Bloomberg)

Nvidia’s general counsel intervened in a US government investigation regarding the suspected smuggling of AI chips by Megaspeed International. According to Bloomberg, an analysis suggests Nvidia’s 2025 figures provided to the US government undercounted chips sold to Megaspeed via partners by 50,000 units, though the company did not provide Bloomberg with an exact figure.

The Business Times - Companies & Markets reports that in late summer 2025, Nvidia’s Tim Teter contacted Commerce Under Secretary Jeffrey Kessler to inquire whether the Bureau of Industry and Security was involved in the detention of Megaspeed executive Alice Huang by Singapore authorities. While sources stated the Bureau was not involved in the detention, the report notes that Teter's intervention questioned the ability of the Bureau to investigate the company.

An Nvidia spokesperson stated that Teter was unaware of a relationship between Jensen Huang and Alice Huang at the time of the call. Nvidia's board is currently investigating the matter after Huang admitted to the affair.

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