Jensen Huang · Nvidia · Taiwan · China · Tom's Hardware
After $2.5 billion Supermicro smuggling bust, Nvidia CEO urges firm to patch export control compliance
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called on Super Micro Computer to strengthen its export compliance controls after arriving in Taipei on Saturday, months after U.S. federal prosecutors charged the server maker's co-founder and two others with conspiring to smuggle approximately $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia-equipped servers to China through shell companies in Southeast Asia.
Key facts
- In the same press scrum at Songshan Airport, Huang confirmed that China is included in the $200 billion addressable market he projected for Nvidia's upcoming Vera CPU during the company's earnings
- That indictment charged Supermicro co-founder Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw and two others with conspiring to smuggle approximately $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia-equipped servers to China through shell
- Huang told reporters at Songshan Airport that Nvidia insists its partners follow U.S. trade rules
- The Taiwan case is separate from, but closely related to, the much larger U.S. federal prosecution unsealed in March
Summary
Huang told reporters at Songshan Airport that Nvidia insists its partners follow U.S. trade rules. Huang's comments came days after Taiwan launched its first formal crackdown on illicit AI hardware exports. The Taiwan case is separate from, but closely related to, the much larger U.S. federal prosecution unsealed in March. In the same press scrum at Songshan Airport, Huang confirmed that China is included in the $200 billion addressable market he projected for Nvidia's upcoming Vera CPU during the company's earnings call on May 20th. "H200 has been licensed to ship to China.