Taiwan detains Super Micro workers in chip smuggling case

Taipei: Taiwan said Thursday prosecutors had detained two employees of US company Super Micro Computer after expanding a probe into the alleged smuggling of Nvidia AI chips to China.

Officials said in May they were investigating the shipment of “high-end” artificial intelligence servers containing advanced Nvidia chips to China, Macau and Hong Kong, in violation of US export controls.

And on Monday investigators raided the homes of six people and offices of Nasdaq-listed Super Micro as well as Taiwan-listed Albatron Technology and Chief Telecom.