Super Micro co-founder indicted on Nvidia smuggling charges quit board
CNBC • • business
Key Points:
- Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw, co-founder and senior vice president of business development at Super Micro Computer, resigned from the board after being indicted for smuggling servers with Nvidia AI chips into China.
- The indictment alleges Liaw, along with sales manager Ruei-Tsan "Steven" Chang and contractor Ting-Wei "Willy" Sun, used fake paperwork and dummy servers to bypass U.S. export controls and ship equipment illegally.
- Super Micro placed Liaw and Chang on administrative leave, ceased working with Sun, and appointed DeAnna Luna as acting chief compliance officer to strengthen trade compliance.
- The scheme reportedly generated around $2.5 billion in sales since 2024, with unauthorized shipments of $
