US probe examines Alice Huang’s role in Super Micro smuggling
What’s new: Manhattan prosecutors are examining whether entities tied to Huang helped divert Super Micro products to China.
US prosecutors are investigating whether Alice Huang helped channel Super Micro Computer products to China, adding to a widening semiconductor-smuggling and espionage inquiry tied to the AI supply chain. The scrutiny is being led by the US attorney’s office in Manhattan and centers on whether entities linked to Huang took part in diversion efforts. It is not clear whether the matter is connected to existing US or Asian cases. Prosecutors have already been investigating Huang’s former company, Megaspeed International. In March, Manhattan prosecutors charged Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw and two others in an alleged scheme involving Nvidia-powered servers routed through a Southeast Asian company to Chinese customers. Liaw has pleaded not guilty, and Super Micro has said it is cooperating.