Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including one Nvidia employee and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting high-end AI servers to mainland China. The indictments, filed by the Keelung District Prosecutors' Office, target senior managers from Taiwan branches of international companies and Taiwanese firms over the alleged sale of Supermicro servers equipped with advanced Nvidia chips to buyers in China.
The servers involved were graphics processing units known as "B300," which have been banned from sale to China, according to prosecutors. Under export controls, any sale by Nvidia of high-end AI servers requires a strict review process, and purchases of more than eight servers require company staff to conduct on-site client checks, according to a document from the Keelung District Prosecutors' Office.
The nine accused also include one employee from Taiwan-listed Albatron Technology and another from Chief Telecom.
Prosecutors said 74 servers reached China successfully, with 50 sent through Indonesia, 16 delivered directly, and eight routed via Japan and Hong Kong. Another attempt involving 56 servers failed, and those units remain in Taiwan.
Some defendants allegedly set up a company in Japan to transfer servers and created fake websites to evade export restrictions.
Prosecutors are seeking maximum five-year sentences for four of the nine defendants, including an Nvidia manager identified only by the family name Chang, described as the key figure who authorized the release of the B300 GPUs. Nvidia spokesperson Patrick Rutherford said the company will work with Taiwan authorities to resolve the allegations, while Super Micro said the arrests of two former employees stemmed from its cooperation with authorities.
Washington has restricted advanced Nvidia chip exports to China since 2022, and in April 2025 required licenses for H20 chip exports before allowing some sales to resume later that year.
