Taiwan Raided Super Micro's Offices Today as the Nvidia Chip Smuggling Case Reaches a New Front
Taiwanese authorities raided Super Micro Computer's offices and six residences on June 29, expanding a criminal probe into a $2.5 billion scheme to smuggle Nvidia AI chips to China. The case, which already drew DOJ charges against co-founder Wally Liaw in March, has turned Taiwan into the enforcement front line for US export controls as the island weighs new laws to criminalize AI chip diversion directly.