Before Megaspeed, there was Supermicro: The other Nvidia partner tied to China chip smuggling—and to Jensen Huang
Prosecutors are now reportedly probing whether Alice Huang and entities linked to her helped move Supermicro hardware to China—and authorities in Singapore say Supermicro hasn’t been forthcoming.
Before Megaspeed, Supermicro became entangled in a cloud of controversy over alleged chip smuggling. The link to this alleged activity appears to run through Alice Huang, a women who reportedly had an affair with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Huang, who was once a top executive at Supermicro, is now under investigation by the Department of Justice, with probes into both Supermicro and Supermicro's rival, Megaspeed.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan is also probing whether entities associated with Huang were involved in efforts to smuggle Supermicro hardware with Nvidia GPUs into China. Supermicro's stock dropped 12% upon hearing of the inquiry. Despite Supermicro's documented history of governance and compliance issues, the company has continued to work closely with Nvidia, with their leaders appearing together at industry events.
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