DOJ investigates alleged smuggling of Nvidia-powered Super Micro servers to China
U.S. authorities are investigating whether Alice Huang was involved in smuggling export-restricted Super Micro servers into China, following reports that banned Nvidia chips were installed at a Shanghai data center.
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Alice Huang helped smuggle Super Micro Computer products into China, according to reports first attributed to Bloomberg. Super Micro's stock tumbled roughly 13% to 15% following news of the probe, trading around $26.50 intraday. The reported inquiry follows separate charges in March against a Super Micro co-founder in an alleged $2.5 billion China smuggling case.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Documents reviewed by Bloomberg News revealed that servers equipped with export-controlled Nvidia chips were installed at an artificial intelligence data center in Shanghai linked to Huang. A Chinese company founded by Huang, now majority-owned by her sister, listed 52 Super Micro server units housing Nvidia H100 or H200 accelerators, which require U.S. government authorization to export to China. In addition, an Nvidia cloud partner based in Singapore bought 22 Dell servers containing Nvidia H800 chips. The hardware was routed to a Shanghai facility operated by Huang's husband, Kang Wei.[1][2]
U.S. officials suspect Huang was recruited by Chinese intelligence services to target Jensen Huang, who resigned as Nvidia's chief executive officer earlier in the week.[2][3][9]
Key facts
- The DOJ is investigating whether Alice Huang was involved in smuggling Super Micro Computer products into China, according to Bloomberg.
- A company founded by Alice Huang listed 52 Super Micro units equipped with restricted Nvidia H100 or H200 chips installed at a Shanghai data center.
- A Singapore Nvidia cloud partner separately purchased 22 Dell servers equipped with Nvidia H800 chips that ended up at a Shanghai facility run by Huang's husband, Kang Wei.
- U.S. officials suspect Alice Huang was recruited by Chinese intelligence to target Jensen Huang, who resigned as Nvidia CEO this week.
- Super Micro Computer shares dropped between 12.7% and 15% intraday to around $26.50 on the probe reports.
- A Super Micro co-founder was previously charged in March in an unrelated $2.5 billion China smuggling case.
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Nairametrics@NairametricsPost on X ·
A Chinese company founded by Alice Huang obtained servers containing US export-restricted Nvidia chips that were installed at a data centre in Shanghai, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg News. https://t.co/Q48FWHcZFa
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unusual_whales@unusual_whalesPost on X ·
BREAKING: Banned Nvidia chips ended up in a Shanghai AI data center linked to Alice Huang, per Bloomberg A company Huang founded, now majority-owned by her sister, listed 52 Super Micro units with Nvidia H100 or H200 chips, which can’t be sold to China without US approval. Separately, a Singapore Nvidia cloud partner bought 22 Dell servers with Nvidia H800 chips. The chips went to a Shanghai facility run by Huang’s husband, Kang Wei. US officials suspect Alice Huang was recruited by Chinese intelligence to target Jensen Huang, who resigned as Nvidia CEO this week.
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Polymarket@PolymarketPost on X ·
BREAKING: DOJ launches investigation into whether Alice Huang, Jensen Huang's alleged Chinese spy mistress, helped smuggle Super Micro products into China.
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Polymarket Money@PolymarketMoneyPost on X ·
BREAKING: The U.S. is probing whether Jensen Huang's alleged Chinese spy mistress helped smuggle Super Micro products, per Bloomberg.
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Economic Times@EconomicTimesPost on X ·
US probes alleged spy Alice Huang over suspected Super Micro chip smuggling to China: Report https://t.co/oqVt7R0MOm
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The Kobeissi Letter@KobeissiLetterPost on X ·
BREAKING: The DOJ is probing Alice Huang, the woman suspected as a spy targeting Jensen Huang, over whether she was involved in smuggling products made by Super Micro Computer, $SMCI, to China, per Bloomberg SMCI’s stock extends losses to -14% on the day. https://t.co/aj9zXBYy4P
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The Straits Times@straits_timesPost on X ·
US probes if Alice Huang helped smuggle Super Micro products https://t.co/cABBP6u1Ss
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Bull Theory@BullTheoryioPost on X ·
BREAKING: $SMCI crashes 15% as the DOJ probes whether Alice Huang helped smuggle its Nvidia powered servers into China. In March, a Super Micro co-founder was also charged in a $2.5 billion China smuggling case. https://t.co/trghrONLt7
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Shay Boloor@StockSavvyShayPost on X ·
The DOJ is reportedly investigating whether Alice Huang was involved in smuggling $SMCI made servers into China. She’s obviously the same woman U.S. officials suspect of spying on former $NVDA CEO Jensen Huang. https://t.co/k6GsQro108
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