The co-founder of a major datacenter company has been charged with smuggling $2.5 billion in AI chips to China
Three businessmen, including Supermicro co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw, have been charged by the US government for allegedly smuggling $2.5 billion worth of AI chips and computer servers to China. The scheme involved removing labels and serial numbers to conceal the origin of the sophisticated US technology. The charges carry potential prison sentences and highlight the high demand and value of AI chips globally.
- Entities
- Topic: Export Controls
- Topic: Smuggling
- Person: Yih-Shyan Liaw
- Person: Ting-Wei Sun
- Topic: AI Chips
- Company: Supermicro
- Person: Ruei-Tsang Chang
- Company: NVIDIA
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