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Taiwan detains Nvidia employee over alleged export of ~50 AI-chip servers to China

Taiwanese authorities detained an Nvidia employee surnamed Chang and searched their home and desk at Nvidia’s Taipei office as part of a probe into alleged falsified export documents. Prosecutors accuse Chang of breach of trust and forgery tied to the attempted export of about 50 Super Micro servers containing Nvidia AI chips to China, and allege earlier shipments reached China via Japan. The case is one of at least eight related investigations across four jurisdictions and underscores intensified enforcement of US export controls on AI chips to China since 2022; Nvidia itself is not accused of wrongdoing.

• Employee identified only as Chang was detained in Taiwan and investigators searched Chang’s residence and their desk at Nvidia’s Taipei office; Chang faces charges of breach of trust and forgery.
• Taiwanese prosecutors allege falsified documents were used to try to export roughly 50 Super Micro servers equipped with Nvidia AI chips to China, and allege earlier smuggling via Japan.
• This Taiwan probe is one of at least eight similar investigations across four jurisdictions into potential AI-chip smuggling routes; the US previously charged three Super Micro employees, including the company’s co-founder, in March.
• Nvidia is not accused of wrongdoing; the company says it primarily sells through OEM partners to ensure compliance with US export controls and that any diverted products would not receive service, support, or updates.