Jensen Huang pushes Supermicro to tighten export controls
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Super Micro Computer to improve its export compliance controls following a $2.5 billion smuggling bust. This comes as Taiwan also initiates efforts to curb the smuggling of AI GPU chips into China.
Key Takeaways
- Jensen Huang called on Super Micro Computer to improve export compliance controls in Taipei.
- The compliance warning follows a $2.5 billion smuggling bust tied to Supermicro.
- Taiwan has begun cracking down on AI GPU chip smuggling to China.
Why It Matters
The immediate issue is export-control compliance around AI hardware, with Jensen Huang explicitly pressing Super Micro Computer to tighten controls after the $2.5 billion smuggling bust. The broader angle is that Taiwan is also moving against AI GPU chip smuggling to China, adding pressure on the supply chain that moves Nvidia-related hardware through the region. The next concrete signal to watch is whether Taiwan’s crackdown produces additional enforcement actions beyond the article’s initial report.
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