Technology · Semiconductors · published 2026-10-10 · via Tom's Hardware

Broker in Super Micro AI-chip smuggling case admits guilt

Ting-Wei "Willy" Sun, a broker charged alongside Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw and sales manager Ruei-Tsang "Steven" Chang, pleaded guilty in a scheme to divert Nvidia AI chips to China. Prosecutors said the group sent Super Micro servers to a Southeast Asian company, used fake paperwork and dummy servers, and removed serial numbers to disguise the shipments. Sun's sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 8, 2027; Liaw has pleaded not guilty and faces trial, while Chang remains a fugitive.

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Ting-Wei Sun, a broker also called Willy, admitted guilt in a case involving Nvidia AI chips routed toward China. Prosecutors say Super Micro servers went first to a Southeast Asian firm, where paperwork was falsified and dummy units prepared. Serial labels were reportedly removed with hair dryers and swapped onto shells. Sun is due for sentencing on Sept. 8, 2027. Co-defendant Yih-Shyan Liaw denies wrongdoing and awaits trial; Ruei-Tsang Chang is still at large.

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Second paragraph maybe: The alleged operation used a Thailand-based company to receive equipment, according to the article, and shipments were said to reach Alibaba, which denied getting restricted Nvidia hardware. Super Micro said it knew nothing of the scheme, while shareholders sued over alleged concealment of illicit China sales. Taiwanese investigators also pursued related AI-chip export cases, raiding offices and homes and later indicting additional people.

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