US DOJ Charges Three for Illegally Selling AI Chips to China
U.S. federal prosecutors have charged three people linked to AI server producer Super Micro Computer, including one of its founders, with orchestrating the illegal transfer of American AI technology to China, in breach of export regulations. According to the Justice Department, the alleged scheme involved the covert transfer of at least $2.5 billion in advanced server equipment. While prosecutors did not initially identify the company in court filings, Super Micro later confirmed it had been notified of the indictment and said it has cooperated fully with investigators. The case, unsealed in a Manhattan federal court, names Ting-Wei Sun, Yih-Shyan Liaw, and Ruei-Tsang Chang. The scheme allegedly routed U.S.-built servers through Taiwan and parts of Southeast Asia before ultimately delivering them to…