Commerce Paused Its Nvidia Chip Probe. Did the Chips Make It to China?

<![CDATA[By the time Nvidia’s lawyer got in touch, Commerce agents had spent months trying to find out whether a Singapore company had shipped restricted chips into China. The lawyer said a senior Commerce official had given him permission to contact them. Justice later asked Commerce to pause the work and took over the case. The Times reports that Justice is now conducting a criminal inquiry into the company, which is linked to a former executive who U.S. officials believe spied for China and who has ties to Nvidia’s CEO.]]>