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Taiwan Raids Tech Firms in China AI Chip Smuggling Probe
Prosecutors searched 12 locations and said nine people are under investigation after seizing about 50 Supermicro servers with Nvidia chips.
- On Monday, Taiwan's Keelung District Prosecutors Office raided the Taiwan office of Super Micro Computer Inc., widening an investigation into alleged illegal exports of NVIDIA AI chips to China.
- The probe builds on March charges against Super Micro co-founder Wally Liaw, who allegedly used forged documents and dummy servers to route restricted AI hardware through Japan to China.
- Monday's action involved searches of six private residences and three affiliated companies, including Chief Telecom Inc. and Albatron Technology, with authorities seizing around 50 servers before they could leave the island.
- Super Micro shares fell 8% following the news, while the company stated it remains 'committed to protecting our advanced technologies and intellectual property' while cooperating with authorities.
- Taipei is considering criminalizing AI chip exports to better align with the United States, while investors await Super Micro's earnings report on August 4 for updates on the board's export-control review.
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Taiwan Authorities Raid Super Micro Offices in Expanding Investigation of Nvidia AI Chip Smuggling to China
Taiwanese government agencies conducted raids on Super Micro offices and several local affiliated companies as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected illegal exports of Nvidia AI chips to China.
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Taiwanese law enforcement raided Supermicro Computer's offices in Taiwan and two other companies on Monday (June 29), expanding their investigation into whether Nvidia's (known as Nvidia in Taiwan) high-end AI chips violated US export control regulations by being sold to China.
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