Supermicro servers containing Nvidia AI chips were found bound for China, coinciding with a raid on Supermicro's Taiwan office.
5 reports, 4 independent
Updated Aug 25
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What happened
Supermicro servers containing Nvidia AI chips were found bound for China, coinciding with a raid on Supermicro's Taiwan office.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Taiwanese prosecutors indicted employees of both Nvidia and Super Micro.1 source
Taiwanese prosecutors raided Supermicro's office after servers containing Nvidia chips were found destined for China.1 source
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The entities involved
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Supermicro
American manufacturer of computer servers and enterprise equipment
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Nvidia
American multinational technology company
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