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Taiwan raids Supermicro, partners in Nvidia smuggling probe

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Tom's Hardware ·

Taiwan authorities raided Supermicro's office and nine other sites, summoning six people in an expanding probe into alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips to China. The investigation targets supply-chain partners suspected of evading export controls. Supermicro has not commented on the raids.

Meridian48 take
The widening probe signals escalating enforcement of chip export restrictions, with Supermicro's role as a server maker putting it in the crosshairs of geopolitical tech tensions.
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Taiwan raids Supermicro and two supply-chain partners in widening Nvidia smuggling probe — nine sites hit as six people summoned for questioning →
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