US suspects Nvidia chips smuggled to Alibaba via Thailand: Report

A firm linked to Thailand’s national AI initiative is suspected of helping smuggle billions of dollars’ worth of Super Micro Computer servers containing advanced Nvidia chips to China, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The intermediary buyer was an unnamed Southeast Asian firm referred to by prosecutors as “Company-1,” which Bloomberg ‌identified as Bangkok-based ⁠OBON ⁠Corp, citing sources.

Alibaba Group Holding was among the end customers, the report added.