Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang, who owned and operated ALX Solutions Inc., were arrested on suspicion of illegally exporting "tens of millions" of dollars' worth of microchips, authorities said.

Two Southern California residents have been arrested on suspicion of knowingly exporting tens of millions of dollars’ worth of sensitive microchips used in artificial intelligence applications to China and have been charged with a felony, the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday.

Prosecutors say two men ‘knowingly and willfully’ used California-based company to evade export controls on AI chips.

Two Chinese nationals were charged with illegally shipping to China tens of millions of dollars’ worth of sensitive microchips used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday.

Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang also allegedly shipped Nvidia's H100 GPU to the country despite US export controls meant to block the import of high-end GPUs.

Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang charged with violating Export Control Reform Act, which carries sentence of up to 20 years in prison, says Justice Department - Anadolu Ajansı

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in illegally shipping "tens of millions of dollars" worth of high-performance AI chips to China.

Two Chinese citizens located in California were arrested and charged will illegally shipping tens of millions of dollars’ worth of AI chips to

Two Chinese nationals were arrested this week on charges that they sent tens of millions of dollars worth of advanced AI chips made by Nvidia Corp. to China in violation of US export restrictions, according to authorities.