Malaysia to tighten controls over Nvidia chip flow on US pressure

Malaysia plans tighter controls over the flow of Nvidia Corp.’s chips after the US demanded it keep a closer eye on advanced semiconductors that could potentially make their way to China, the Financial Times cited the trade minister as saying.

Washington asked Malaysia to closely scrutinize the shipment of Nvidia chips coming to the country, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Zafrul Abdul Aziz told the newspaper. “They want us to make sure that servers end up in the data centers that they’re supposed to and not suddenly move to another ship.”