Taiwan Charges 9 Over 74 Illegal Nvidia B300 Server Exports to China
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Updated · PBS NewsHour · Aug 24
Taiwan Charges 9 Over 74 Illegal Nvidia B300 Server Exports to China
3 articles · Updated · PBS NewsHour · Aug 24
Summary
Nine people — including one Nvidia employee and two from Super Micro — were charged in Taiwan over the illegal export of 74 high-end AI servers to mainland China.
Prosecutors said the servers carried Nvidia B300 GPUs banned for sale to China, and the group used fake websites, falsified information and a Japan-based company to evade export controls.
Fifty of the servers moved through Indonesia, 16 went directly to China, and eight passed via Japan and Hong Kong; another 56 servers were stopped and remain in Taiwan.
Prosecutors are seeking maximum five-year sentences for four defendants, including an Nvidia manager identified as Chang, whom they called the key figure in authorizing the B300 releases.
The case adds pressure to U.S.-China AI trade controls that have tightened since 2022, with Nvidia saying it will help Taiwan resolve the allegations and Super Micro citing stronger compliance efforts.