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The Silicon Valley Salesman Accused of Helping China Get Nvidia’s Top Chips

  • Wally Liaw, Super Micro Computer co-founder, was indicted on charges that he allegedly helped Chinese customers obtain $2.5 billion in AI servers, violating U.S. export laws.
  • Prosecutors allege Liaw orchestrated a scheme to bypass Super Micro’s compliance, diverting $510 million in servers to China and staging dummy servers for inspectors.
  • Super Micro shares lost a third of their value after the indictment, erasing over $6 billion; the company hired a chief compliance officer.

 
 

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