Taiwan Prosecutors Search Supermicro Office, 2 Firms in AI Server Smuggling Probe

Taiwanese prosecutors have expanded an investigation into alleged illegal exports of advanced AI servers to China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
The June 29 searches reached American company Supermicro’s Taiwan office and two listed Taiwanese companies after authorities previously seized 50 Supermicro servers equipped with Nvidia chips.
Keelung prosecutors said investigators searched 12 locations, including Supermicro’s Taiwan branch, Albatron Technology Co., Chief Telecom Inc., and residences tied to the case.
Six people were summoned for questioning on suspicion of document forgery and breach of trust, prosecutors said.
The case began in May, when Keelung prosecutors and Taiwan’s coast guard said investigators seized 50 Supermicro high-end AI servers equipped with Nvidia chips, along with phones, computers, account books, luxury cars, and more than NT$9 million (about $280,000) in cash. Three individuals were detained and questioned…. 

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