Chinese Nationals Charged for Allegedly Exporting Microchips to China Without License

The two are accused of illegally exporting ’the most powerful GPU chips on the market' to China, authorities say.
Chinese Nationals Charged for Allegedly Exporting Microchips to China Without License
Semiconductor chips on a circuit board of a computer, in this illustration picture taken on Feb. 25, 2022. Florence Lo/Reuters
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Two Chinese nationals have been arrested in southern California for allegedly exporting tens of millions of dollars’ worth of “sensitive microchips” to China in violation of export controls, federal prosecutors said.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Aug. 5 announced charges against Geng Chuan, 28, of Pasadena, and Yang Shiwei, 28, of El Monte, under the Export Control Reform Act, a felony offense punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Geng voluntarily surrendered to authorities on Aug. 2, while Yang was arrested earlier on the same day.