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Three men charged with illegally smuggling advanced AI chips into China
- Prosecutors allege three Supermicro affiliates conspired to ship $2.5 billion in servers with banned Nvidia GPUs to China without licenses.
- Liaw and Sun are US and Taiwan nationals; Chang remains a fugitive, facing multiple counts including export-control violations.
- The defendants face counts for conspiring to violate export controls, smuggling goods, and defrauding the United States.
- The case follows tightened export controls in 2022 aimed at limiting AI chip sales to China.
- Investigators accuse the operation of using obfuscation and diversion to conceal end destinations.
- Supermicro confirmed the roles of the three individuals and said the employees are on administrative leave.
- Nvidia stated that strict compliance is a top priority and participates in government efforts on export controls.
- Experts note concerns about loopholes allowing shipment of advanced chips via Southeast Asia.
- The White House has recently allowed limited Nvidia chip sales to China under conditions sharing a portion of revenue with the U.S.
- The indictment underscores ongoing scrutiny of export-control enforcement amid global tech competition.
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