Super Micro Contractor Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Export AI Servers with Nvidia Chips

A federal court filing on October 9 revealed that a contractor linked to Super Micro Computer has pleaded guilty to charges related to the illegal export of computer servers containing advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China. Ting-Wei ‘Willy’ Sun, who was accused of conspiring with others to divert billions of dollars worth of American AI technology to China in violation of export laws, entered his plea on October 9 in the US District Court in Manhattan.

The scheme began around October 2023 and involved exporting servers from a US manufacturer, believed by many to be Super Micro, to China without the required licenses. Sun was accused of being a key player in this operation, described as a broker and ‘fixer’ who facilitated orders and took steps to conceal the scheme. He allegedly helped stage ‘dummy’ servers in December 2025 and made false statements to a US Department of Commerce officer during an inspection.

The indictment also implicated two other individuals associated with Super Micro: Yih-Shyan ‘Wally’ Liaw, co-founder of the company who joined its board in 2023, and Ruei-Tsang ‘Steven’ Chang, a sales manager at Super Micro’s Taiwan office. Both men were indicted along with Sun for their alleged roles in the scheme to divert AI servers containing Nvidia chips to China.

The US government has restricted the sale of advanced AI chips to China due to national security concerns. The indictment specifically mentioned that Nvidia’s B200, H100 and H200 graphics processing units, as well as servers containing them, were subject to these restrictions. Super Micro terminated Sun and cut ties with the other defendants earlier this year, but the company has maintained that it was not directly involved in the scheme.