US is reportedly secretly tracking AI chip shipments from Nvidia, AMD, Dell and others and the reason is China
US authorities are secretly placing location tracking devices in certain shipments of advanced chips from companies like Nvidia, Dell, AMD, Nvidia among others, reports news agency Reuters. These tracking devices, the report which quotes people with direct knowledge of the matter says, are aimed to prevent these chip shipments from being illegally diverted to China. The tactic applies only to select shipments already under investigation, the sources said.
The trackers are often hidden in packaging and, in some cases, inside the servers themselves.
