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Taiwan issues indictments over alleged illegal export of AI servers to China
Yahoo Finance • • world
Key Points:
- Taiwan prosecutors have indicted nine individuals, including employees of Nvidia and Super Micro, for illegally exporting AI servers equipped with Nvidia chips to China, violating U.S. export controls.
- The illegal exports involved 130 B300 servers falsely documented as being installed in Taiwan, with 74 servers ultimately shipped to Chinese customers via direct and transshipment routes.
- The defendants were charged with breach of trust and document forgery, and prosecutors stated they were fully aware of Nvidia and Super Micro's strict export control procedures but colluded for significant profit.
- Taiwan has increased export restrictions to prevent advanced technology from reaching China, amid ongoing political tensions between the island and Beijing.
- A ninth defendant faced charges related to siphoning funds from a distributor company involved in the case, though full names of the accused have not been disclosed.
