Overview
Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) is a server and data-center hardware vendor. Taiwan prosecutors raided its local offices in June 2026 as part of an expanded probe into alleged illegal export of nvidia AI servers to China.
Recent Developments
- 2026-06-29/30: Taiwan Keelung prosecutors raided 12 sites including Super Micro Taiwan offices, albatron-technology, and Chief Telecom (2026-06-30-taiwan-nvidia-ai-chip-smuggling-raid)
- Nine people under investigation for allegedly forging export documents to ship ~50 Supermicro servers to China via Japan
- Stock impact: SMCI fell ~8% on raid news; ~37% monthly decline
- US context: March 2026 US indictment alleged Supermicro employees diverted Nvidia chips to China (billions in revenue); Taiwan case link unconfirmed
- Q3 FY2026 filing flagged independent board review of export-control-related transactions