Nvidia, Supermicro employees charged over export of AI servers to China

Taiwanese authorities indict nine people over alleged chip smuggling scheme.Published On 25 Aug 202625 Aug 2026Taiwanese authorities have indicted nine people, including employees of Nvidia and Super Micro Computer, over their alleged involvement in the illegal export of artificial intelligence servers to China.Eight of those indicted, including one employee of Nvidia’s Taiwan unit and two employees of Supermicro’s Taiwan unit, were charged with breach of trust and document forgery in connection with the illegal export of high-end AI servers, prosecutors in the port city of Keelung said in a statement on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Two US carrier groups in Middle East strain navy resourceslist 2 of 4Australia’s music charts ban AI-made songs amid backlash over Madonna coverlist 3 of 4Libya factions draft initial election pact amid lingering mistrustlist 4 of 4Angel Reese breaks WNBA record with 26 rebounds in Dream’s win over Sparksend of listOf those servers, 50 were transshipped through Indonesia, eight were sent via Japan and the rest were exported directly to China, according to prosecutors.An additional 56 servers were seized at Taiwan’s border, the st...