AI chip smuggling cases
How the US cases over smuggling AI servers to China are unfolding.
- Oct 1010:50
Super Micro Contractor Pleads Guilty in $2.5B AI-Chip Smuggling Case
It is the first landmark case to end in a guilty plea since the US began tightening AI-chip export controls on China in 2022; the two other defendants include a Super Micro co-founder.
- Oct 310:15
DOJ Arrests California Tech Firm Owner Over Alleged $300M AI Server Smuggling to China
Earthmade received more than $176 million from two Malaysian shipping firms in January–October 2024; per Bloomberg, US officials are asking why Nvidia missed the warning signs.