Nvidia Manager Among Nine Indicted in Taiwan Over Alleged AI Server Smuggling to China

Taiwan prosecutors have indicted nine people, reportedly including an Nvidia senior manager and two Supermicro employees, for allegedly forging documents to cover up illegal exports of high-end AI servers to China. The suspects face charges of breach of trust and document forgery, while one person linked to a related case remains at large. The case stems from US export controls introduced in 2022 and follows the March arrest of Supermicro co-founder Wally Liaw over the alleged diversion of $2.5 billion in restricted AI servers to China.