Malaysia Probes Megaspeed Subsidiary Over Possible AI Chip Diversion
Malaysia announced today it is investigating a Megaspeed subsidiary for the possible diversion of advanced AI semiconductors to other countries, potentially expanding the scandal involving Nvidia. The subsidiary, Speedmatrix Sdn Bhd, operates data centers in Malaysia and is authorized to import AI chips without a specific license. However, since July 2025, exporting or transiting high-performance US AI chips from Malaysia requires a license, which the government says was never granted to this firm. Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center company and Nvidia client, is already under investigation in Singapore amid US suspicions of chip diversion to China. The scandal led to Jensen Huang's resignation as Nvidia CEO on Thursday.