Taiwan issues indictments over alleged illegal export of AI servers to China

The alleged scheme involves making it appear that 130 B300 servers ordered from Super Micro would be installed and used at a rented server facility in Taiwan

Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday for illegally exporting "high-end AI servers" to mainland China, adding another wave of turbulence in the AI rivalry between China and the United States.

Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including Nvidia and Super Micro, for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China.

Taiwanese prosecutors have charged nine people, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting high-end AI servers to China

Taiwanese prosecutors have charged nine people, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting high-end AI servers to China

CHINA-BOUND: The nine — including one Nvidia and two Super Micro employees — colluded to ‘illegally export’ servers equipped with advanced chips despite US curbs By Wen-Yee Lee and Ben Blanchard / Reuters Add TT as Preferred Source Nine people, including employees of Nvidia and Super Micro, have been indicted over ille

Taiwan Charges Nine in Connection With Smuggling of AI Servers to China  WSJ

Eight of the nine defendants were charged with breach of trust and forging documents to smuggle 74 servers containing Nvidia chips to China, the Keelung District Prosecutors Office said in a statement. One of the defendants is a Nvidia employee.

Eight of the nine defendants were charged with breach of trust and forging documents to smuggle 74 servers containing Nvidia chips to China, the Keelung District Prosecutors Office said in a statement. One of the defendants is a Nvidia employee.

Even though the US has relaxed its restrictions of AI chip exports to China, illegal exports are apparently still taking place.

Taiwan issues indictments over alleged illegal export of AI servers to China  Reuters