US artificial intelligence (AI) server maker Super Micro Computer closed down 11.3% on Thursday (12 November). Before US markets opened that day, Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs disclosed that police had sought information from Super Micro to verify declarations made in server purchases, but the company had provided limited cooperation.
Bloomberg also reported that the US Department of Justice is investigating whether businesses linked to Huang Le, the woman with whom former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang had an extramarital affair, were involved in smuggling Super Micro products into China.
Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs said on Thursday that police were investigating whether several companies, including Megaspeed International, had made false declarations when purchasing servers. Police were also checking whether the servers, shipped through Singapore to Malaysia, were subsequently diverted elsewhere, contrary to declarations made in Singapore.
Singapore police sought relevant information from Super Micro and, together with the Attorney-General’s Chambers, requested assistance from US authorities in July 2025. Since September that year, police have made repeated requests to the US Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but have received limited relevant information or assistance to date.
Super Micro says it has cooperated with investigation, denies Megaspeed International is a customer
According to Bloomberg’s report on Thursday, Super Micro said in a subsequent statement that it had been responding to enquiries, had fully cooperated with US and Taiwanese officials, and had proactively provided information and followed up on all requests made by Singapore authorities to date.
The company stressed: “Megaspeed International is not, and has never been, a customer of Super Micro.”
Huang Le, with whom Jensen Huang had an extramarital affair, joined Megaspeed International in March 2023 and served as its chief executive and chair.
Super Micro previously embroiled in server-smuggling case; contractor has pleaded guilty
Bloomberg cited people familiar with the matter as saying that the investigation into Huang Le is being led by the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office. It remains unclear what role entities linked to her may have played in smuggling Super Micro products, or whether the investigation is connected to chip-smuggling cases in which charges have already been brought in the US or Asia.
US prosecutors charged Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw and two others in March this year over allegations that they illegally diverted servers equipped with Nvidia chips to China via Southeast Asia.
External contractor Sun Tingwei pleaded guilty in the same case in October, while Liaw pleaded not guilty. Super Micro announced on 20 March that Liaw had resigned from its board. The company stressed at the time that it had not been named as a defendant in the case involving the illegal diversion of servers.
Super Micro was co-founded in the US in 1993 by Charles Liang, Liaw and others. It primarily manufactures AI servers equipped with Nvidia chips.
