Supermicro denies that its places of work had been raided by Taiwanese authorities in Nvidia GPU smuggling case — firm says that it coordinated with the police and offered entry to investigated staff’ workstations and devices

Taiwanese authorities have been stepping up their investigation into the alleged AI GPU smuggling by some Supermicro staff, and it was lately reported that the police “raided” the corporate’s Taipei workplace. However, Digitimes stories that the agency is pushing again towards this characterization, with Supermicro insisting that it’s cooperating with the investigation. Instead, it voluntarily gave investigators entry to the workstations and digital units of the staff suspected of violating U.S. export controls whereas additionally putting them on administrative depart.

“Supermicro’s offices in Taiwan were not raided by any government authorities,” Supermicro Chief Revenue Officer Matt Thauberger instructed prospects and companions in a written assertion. He additionally confirmed with the Taiwanese authorities that the corporate was not the goal of any investigation and that it has been cooperating since May of this yr. “We have zero tolerance for anyone who violates the law or our internal policies,” he additionally wrote within the letter.