Singapore authorities have initiated an investigation into potential fraudulent activities related to the shipment of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) chips. The chips, which are banned in China, were reportedly shipped to Malaysia via servers from Dell Technologies Inc.

Servers used in a fraud case that Singapore announced last week were supplied by U.S. firms and may have contained Nvidia's advanced chips, a government minister said on Monday.

Singapore is investigating whether Dell Technologies Inc and Super Micro Computer Inc servers shipped to Malaysia housed Nvidia Corp chips barred from China, outlining a case that’s highlighted the role of middlemen in funnelling high-end semiconductors.

Three Singapore men were charged with stealing from a supplier of computer servers, shedding light on the role of local intermediates in the global distribution of Nvidia Corp. chips.

Servers that might contain artificial intelligence (AI)-powering Nvidia Corp chips shipped from the US to Singapore ended up in Malaysia, but their actual final destination remains a mystery, Singaporean Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam said yesterday.

Singapore has charged three men with fraud in a case linked to the alleged movement of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) AI chips to Chinas DeepSeek. The U.S. is investigating whether DeepSeek, which gained attention in January

Singapore is investigating a fraud case involving Dell (NYSE:DELL) and Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) servers supplied to Singapore-based companies and then shipped to Malaysia, which may have contained Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) chips that the U.