Singapore, Malaysia probe illegal Nvidia product exports

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Singaporean authorities have revealed details of their investigation into Alice Huang, who had close ties with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

Singaporean authorities have revealed details of their investigation into Alice Huang, who had close ties with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

Officials say they launched a probe in February last year into companies including Singapore-based data center operator Megaspeed International. Alice Huang, who is not related to Jensen Huang, was the company's CEO.

The companies bought servers from US firms that sell products equipped with Nvidia's advanced semiconductors and shipped them to Malaysia through Singapore.

Officials say the companies are suspected of moving their products from Malaysia to another destination, contrary to what they had declared to Singaporean authorities.

They questioned Alice Huang, but concluded there was not enough evidence to show she had broken the law.

But authorities say she gave false information during the investigation to downplay her role in Megaspeed.

They gave her a strict warning and banned her from re-entering the country.

Meanwhile, authorities in Malaysia say they are looking into whether a Megaspeed affiliate re-exported AI chips it brought into the country.

Since July last year, Malaysia has required companies to seek permission to export or re-export high-performance US AI chips.

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