Supermicro launches internal probe after cofounder’s arrest on charges of $2.5 billion in chip smuggling

Supermicro cofounder Yih-Shyan Liaw was indicted on charges of orchestrating a $2.5 billion scheme to smuggle servers with Nvidia GPUs to China, violating U.S. export controls. The company launched an independent investigation led by board members and engaged law firms for forensic accounting. The case raises questions about Supermicro's compliance framework and risks its relationship with Nvidia.