# Nvidia Employee Reportedly Detained in Taiwan Over AI Chip Smuggling

> Source: <https://uk.pcmag.com/ai/166415/nvidia-employee-reportedly-detained-in-taiwan-over-ai-chip-smuggling>
> Published: 2026-07-28 16:21:22+00:00

Law enforcement in Taiwan has reportedly detained an Nvidia employee as part of an investigation into AI chip smuggling to China.

On Tuesday, Taiwan's Keelung District Prosecutor's Office [announced](https://www.klc.moj.gov.tw/media/447330/1150728%E5%9F%BA%E6%AA%A2%E5%81%B5%E8%BE%A6%E4%B8%8D%E6%B3%95%E5%87%BA%E5%8F%A3%E9%AB%98%E9%9A%8E%E4%BC%BA%E6%9C%8D%E5%99%A8%E6%A1%88%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E6%B3%A2%E5%9F%B7%E8%A1%8C%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E7%A8%BF.pdf?mediaDL=true) new progress in its efforts to trace how high-end servers from US company Supermicro, an Nvidia partner, …