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Super Micro Contractor Pleads Guilty in US$2.5B AI Server Case

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A contractor linked to US technology firm Super Micro Computer has pleaded guilty to illegally exporting advanced AI servers to China in a case involving an alleged US$2.5 billion scheme. Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun pleaded guilty to four charges, including conspiracy to violate US export controls. Prosecutors in New York say he arranged for US-made servers containing Nvidia chips to be sent to China without authorization. The case also implicates a Super Micro co-founder and a former manager at the company’s Taiwan office. Super Micro says it has cut ties with the suspects and launched an independent investigation.

China AI Server Export Scheme

Super Micro contractor pleads guilty in US court

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A contractor linked to US tech firm Super Micro has pleaded guilty to illegally sending advanced AI servers to China.

In a case worth an alleged 2.5 billion US dollars, contractor Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun pleaded guilty to four charges, including conspiracy to violate US export controls. Prosecutors in New York accuse Sun of routing the US-made servers containing Nvidia chips to China without permission. The case also implicates a Super Micro co-founder and a former manager at the company's Taiwan office. Super Micro says it has cut ties with the suspects involved and has launched an independent investigation.