Chinese universities performing military research acquired Super Micro servers with sanctioned Nvidia AI chips public documents reveal purchases were completed in 2025 and 2026 despite US export controls
News Source : Tom's Hardware UK
News Summary
- Documents reveal that four Chinese universities bought AI servers containing export-controlled Nvidia chips from Super Micro Computer.
- Two of the universities are known for conducting military research for the People's Liberation Army.
- It's unclear how the universities were able to purchase these Super Micro servers.
- Three individuals, including Super Micro co-founder Yi-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, were recently arrested for smuggling $2.5 billion worth of advanced AI servers into China.
- The conspirators allegedly shipped orders from resellers and shell companies located in different countries in Southeast Asia.
Public documents reveal that four Chinese universities, two of which are known for conducting military research for the Peoples Liberation Army, bought AI servers containing exportcontrolled Nvidia [+2658 chars]
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