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Alice Huang, alleged Chinese spy linked to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, is in Beijing as U.S. and Singapore investigate her firm Megaspeed for possible chip smuggling.
Nvidia's direct contact with federal investigators triggered a Justice Department takeover of a chip smuggling probe involving Megaspeed, escalating scrutiny on semiconductor export controls.
Nvidia's top lawyer intervened in a U.S. Commerce Department probe into Singapore-based Megaspeed over alleged chip smuggling to China, delaying the firm's blacklisting while Jensen Huang acknowledged a personal relationship with a detained Megaspeed executive.
The U.S. Commerce Department halted its investigation into Megaspeed International's suspected chip smuggling after Nvidia's legal chief contacted officials, transferring the case to the Justice Department for a criminal probe.
Taiwanese authorities have raided Super Micro offices amid a widening investigation into the smuggling of artificial intelligence chips.