Singapore held Alice Huang's passport for months, but got little help from U.S. on Nvidia chip probe, sources say

Key Points:

• Singaporean authorities seized the passport of former Megaspeed CEO Alice Huang in June 2025 and held it for eight months amid an investigation into the possible shipment of advanced Nvidia chips to China, with limited cooperation from U.S. agencies.
• The investigation centers on whether Huang and Megaspeed, in collaboration with California-based Supermicro, illegally shipped servers equipped with Nvidia chips to China, potentially violating export controls and domestic laws through false declarations.
• Singapore police found no charges against Huang by February 2026 but barred her from returning due to providing inaccurate information; six other individuals linked to Megaspeed are wanted for questioning but remain outside Singapore.
• U.S. authorities, including the Department of Justice and FBI, were repeatedly contacted by Singapore for assistance but reportedly provided minimal cooperation, complicating efforts to trace the final destination of the servers.
• Malaysia is suspected as an intermediate destination for the servers, with reports indicating Nvidia chips were installed in Malaysian data centers and rented to China, though Malaysian officials deny any re-export to China; China denies allegations that Huang is a spy.