Taiwanese prosecutors have charged nine people over the alleged illegal export of Nvidia B300 AI servers to mainland China. The defendants include an Nvidia employee and two former Super Micro Computer employees. ⚖️
Prosecutors said 74 servers reached China: 50 through Indonesia, 16 directly, and eight through Japan and Hong Kong. A separate attempt involving 56 servers failed, leaving those units in Taiwan.
B300 systems are advanced AI-computing infrastructure built around Nvidia’s Blackwell Ultra GPUs. U.S. export controls can require authorization for advanced-computing equipment and related transactions when specified destination, end-use and knowledge conditions apply. 🖥️
The allegations have not been adjudicated. Prosecutors are seeking maximum five-year sentences for four defendants, while Nvidia said it would work with Taiwanese authorities to resolve the matter.