The arrests are part of an ongoing investigation probing illegal transfers of AI servers to China.
Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted nine people – including one Nvidia and two Supermicro employees – for allegedly smuggling AI servers into China.
The arrests are part of an ongoing investigation by authorities probing illegal transfers of AI servers built by Supermicro using Nvidia GPUs to China.
Following strict export restrictions imposed by the US in 2022, high-end AI servers built using American technology cannot be sold to Chinese entities without prior vetting and a licence.
According to a translated statement from Taiwan’s Keelung district prosecutor’s office published on 24 August, two of the key defendants enabled the illegal reselling of 74 AI servers built on Nvidia B300 chips to China by bypassing regulations, making off with more than $21m in profits.
