# Taiwan detains Nvidia employee in widening China chip smuggling probe > Source: > Published: 2026-07-28 13:15:43+00:00 # Taiwan detains Nvidia employee in widening China chip smuggling probe By Maximilian SchreinerSource: [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com) Taiwan's prosecutors have detained an [Nvidia](/glossary/nvidia) employee in connection with the alleged illegal export of Super Micro AI servers to China, according to Bloomberg and Reuters. The article [Taiwan detains Nvidia employee in widening China chip smuggling probe](https://the-decoder.com/taiwan-detains-nvidia-employee-in-widening-china-chip-smuggling-probe/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com). Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.