Taiwanese prosecutors on Monday raided Super Micro Computer’s offices, investigating alleged smuggling of Nvidia AI chips into China through the company’s servers, according to Bloomberg.
Taiwan’s Keelung District Prosecutors Office searched the homes of six people and the sites of three companies affiliated with Supermicro, including data center operator Chief Telecom and Supermicro’s distributor Albatron Technology, Bloomberg reported.
The probe stems from allegations that Supermicro servers carrying Nvidia chips were shipped to China using falsified documents and shell companies, despite U.S. export controls. Supermicro’s shares fell as much as 8% in New York trading after the news.
In March, U.S. prosecutors charged three Supermicro employees with helping divert at least $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia’s AI servers and chips to China.
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Super Micro Raided as Taiwan Expands Chip Smuggling Probe
Taiwan government agencies raided the offices of Super Micro Computer Inc. and several of its local affiliates, deepening an investigation into the alleged smuggling of Nvidia Corp. chips into China using the company’s servers.