What specific Nvidia chips are at the centre of the export control probe?

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The export control probe has not identified any specific Nvidia chip models at its centre.
The investigation is described as being linked to the movement of Nvidia chips in breach of US export controls, but it does not name any particular Nvidia chip model or type. As a result, the public details provided so far focus on the alleged server and fraud conduct, rather than specifying which Nvidia chips were involved.
The probe is tied to Nvidia chip movement without naming models
Police say the wider fraud investigation is linked to intermediaries allegedly moving Nvidia chips to China to bypass US export controls. The information released does not specify which Nvidia chip models or categories are alleged to have been moved.
The charges focus on server purchases and misrepresentation
The case centres on alleged fraud by false representation involving server purchases, including deals involving Dell, Super Micro, and Asus. For example, three men were charged over alleged server-related misrepresentations, including claims linked to servers intended for purchase from Super Micro valued at around US$140 million.
The amounts cited relate to server deals, not chip models
The released figures include server deals worth about US$250 million in earlier charges and about US$140 million involving Super Micro. The disclosed amounts describe the alleged server procurement and related conduct, while the Nvidia chip aspect is stated broadly as “Nvidia chips” without identifying models.
The investigation expands to corporate entities, still without chip specifics
The probe has led to additional charges against four individuals and, for the first time, corporate entities being prosecuted in relation to the investigation. Even as new charges were added for conduct between November 2023 and February 2025, the details provided still do not identify any specific Nvidia chip model at the centre of the export-control linkage.

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