US probes Alice Huang over Super Micro chip smuggling to China

The US Justice Department is investigating Alice Huang over whether entities linked to her helped smuggle Super Micro Computer products into China, adding to an espionage probe involving ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Manhattan prosecutors are leading the previously unreported scrutiny. The probe into Alice Huang, who is suspected as a possible spy targeting Jensen Huang, is separate from existing chip smuggling cases, though its exact scope remains unclear. It follows charges against Super Micro co-founder Wally Liaw in March over allegedly diverting Nvidia-powered servers to China. Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, is living in Beijing and was connected to Jensen Huang through Megaspeed International, a major Nvidia chip buyer. The Justice Department has reached no conclusions on whether she acted as a spy, and probes can end without charges.