Board-led inquiry follows indictment of two employees and a contractor over alleged diversion of Nvidia GPU servers

Supermicro has launched an independent investigation after three people associated with the company were charged with violating US export restrictions on China.

The server maker confirmed the probe is underway regarding the indictment last month of two employees – one a co-founder of the company – and a contractor for diverting AI servers with Nvidia GPUs to Chinese customers.

Supermicro itself is not accused of playing any part in the incident, and says it is cooperating fully with the criminal investigation. The company said it was informed of the alleged wrongdoing on March 19 after two of the defendants were arrested.

The internal inquiry is being led by two independent board members, Scott Angel, lead independent director, and Tally Liu, chair of the board's audit committee.

According to Supermicro, Angel spent nearly four decades in Deloitte's audit and assurance practice, while Liu racked up 25 years' experience as a certified ...