BEIJING, Nov 11 — Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang’s relationship with a Chinese businesswoman suspected by US authorities of having links to Beijing’s intelligence services helped facilitate at least US$7.5 billion (RM30.4 billion) in chip shipments to China, according to a report that has intensified scrutiny of the company’s export controls and corporate governance.
US technology news publication The Information reported yesterday, citing two people familiar with Alice Huang, that she had used her connections to Nvidia and its distributors to secure supplies of advanced processors for Chinese companies.
The allegations raise questions about whether Nvidia’s distribution network allowed customers to obtain technology subject to Washington’s restrictions on semiconductor exports to China.
