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Supermicro says it assisted Taiwanese authorities in server smuggling bust that led to three arrests — company issues statement on working with US, Taiwan to block illicit diversion of servers to China

Latest from Tom's Hardware ·Jake Roach·4 days ago
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(Image credit: Getty Images / SOPA Images) A day after Taiwanese authorities seized 50 Supermicro servers and arrested three people on suspicion of smuggling them into China, Supermicro has clarified that it "worked closely" with law enforcement in Taiwan leading up to the arrests and that it will continue to do so. This comes days after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called on Supermicro to "improve regulation compliance," and months after Supermicro co-founder Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw was charged by U.S. prosecutors for allegedly smuggling $2.5 billion worth of servers into China. Go deeper with TH Premium: AI and data centers Here is the statement in full: "Supermicro is committed to protecting our advanced technologies and intellectual property, and we are proud to have worked closely with Taiwanese authorities on the recent event, helping to prevent the illicit diversion of our highly sought-after systems into the restricted China market.…

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