Super Micro co-founder arrested over alleged $2.5B AI chip smuggling scheme

US authorities say they have charged and arrested Supermicro co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw for allegedly funnelling $2.5 billion in AI servers to China through shell companies.

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Cointelegraph: Super Micro co-founder arrested over alleged $2.5B AI chip smuggling scheme.

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Super Micro co-founder arrested over alleged $2.5B AI chip smuggling scheme

Cointelegraph •published Mar 20, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC •fetched Mar 20, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC