The conviction follows the arrest of Earthmade Computers owner Greg Lui, who is charged with smuggling $300 million in Nvidia GPU servers through Malaysia and Singapore between 2023 and 2024. While US officials claim Nvidia ignored obvious red flags in these shipments, the chipmaker maintains that it adheres to all existing laws. CEO Jensen Huang had previously stated there was no evidence of AI hardware diversion.
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Super Micro Contractor Pleads Guilty in $2.5B Nvidia Chip Smuggling Plot
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A legal contractor linked to Super Micro Computer admitted in court to charges involving the illegal diversion of high-end AI servers to China. Federal prosecutors allege the contractor was part of a broader operation that sought to reroute $2.5 billion in restricted American technology into the Chinese market to bypass export controls on superintelligence hardware.
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