Man Charged With Illegally Shipping Nvidia Chips to China

First reported by Bloomberg at · Updated · 2 sources

U.S. authorities arrested a California man on Thursday on charges of smuggling servers containing restricted Nvidia AI chips to China, according to The Information. The shipments were valued at more than $300 million. Bloomberg reports that officials are asking why Nvidia missed red flags as its chips keep reaching China despite US curbs.

  • The Information reports the arrested man is from California.
  • Bloomberg says the chips keep reaching China despite US export curbs.
  • Officials are questioning whether Nvidia overlooked warning signs, according to Bloomberg.

Covered by 2 publishers within 11 hours of the first report.

Reporting2

Bloomberg Nvidia Faces Questions Over China AI Chip Smuggling Cases · Mackenzie Hawkins
The Information U.S. Arrests Man for Smuggling Nvidia Chips to China · Claudia Chong

Related

US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China
Nvidia raises Shield TV Pro price by $100 to $299.99
Nvidia introduces $4,999 DGX Spark with 64GB of memory
Nvidia hits record close, nears unprecedented $6 trillion valuation

Topics Nvidia