Four charged over alleged plot to smuggle Nvidia AI chips into China

Four people have been charged in the US with plotting to funnel restricted Nvidia AI chips into China, allegedly relying on shell firms, fake invoices, and covert routing to slip cutting-edge GPUs past American export controls. According to an indictment unsealed this week, Hon Ning "Mathew" Ho, 34, of Tampa; Brian Curtis …

[Irongut]

But Jensen recently said that Nvidia has 0% market share in China. He couldn't be lying could he?

GN GPU Export Controls Update: https://youtu.be/dCGRXuINFz0?si=pjlwtV8fzTqAOl7f

[O'Reg Inalsin]

NVidia doesn't sell directly to China anymore. What got these guys to get caught was being so bold as to ship large bulk orders directly to China from the US. It is probably safe to assume that most China purchases arrive via more circuitous routes, and/or smaller numbers. In the end, its only adding on to the cost, not really to availability.

[Michael Hoffmann]

Circuitous? It seems to be from one side of the Taiwan straights to the other.

And having thrown some of the Yuan costs shown in the GN doco into an exchange calculator, they cost *less* than what I would pay here in Australia!

[Michael Hoffmann]

As Steve @ GamerNexus showed in their monumental 3 hours doco, only nvidia themselves is allowed to circumvent export restrictions!

[Anonymous Coward]

Nvidia hardware sanctions

Probably as effective as the war on drugs.

[An_Old_Dog]

Incredible

more than $3.89 million in wire transfers from China

After all the dodges and misdirections these people did to avoid notice by the US government, they accepted millions via direct payment from the PRC?!!

What a bunch of maroons.