Nvidia CEO's affair with alleged Chinese spy aided $7.5 billion in chip shipments

Shipments included about 240,000 H100, H200 and some A100 chips routed through a network Alice Huang, her husband and sister built in China and Singapore.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with a Chinese businesswoman alleged to be a Beijing spy helped move at least $7.5 billion worth of the company’s chips to Chinese firms, The Information reported. The shipments included about 240,000 H100, H200 and some A100 chips, the report said.

Alice Huang, her husband and sister built a network of companies in China and Singapore. Shanghai Century Litong gained preferred cloud partner status with Nvidia, giving it priority chip access.

Nvidia’s board has opened an internal probe and the FBI is investigating. Huang told employees he “had been unfaithful to his wife.”