After a $2.5 billion Supermicro smuggling bust, Nvidia CEO urges the company to improve export control compliance — Taiwan also begins cracking down on AI GPU chip smuggling to China

Jensen Huang publicly urged Supermicro to strengthen export compliance after U.S. and Taiwan prosecutors alleged Nvidia-equipped servers were routed to China through fraud and shell companies.

The probe highlights growing scrutiny of AI hardware supply chains and export controls across Nvidia, Supermicro, and their manufacturing partners.

Taiwan authorities say the alleged network moved servers via places like Hong Kong and Macau, underscoring enforcement risks in cross-border tech trade.

The case could complicate Nvidia’s efforts to maintain access to the Chinese market while protecting U.S.-Taiwan tech ties.