Defendant in Super Micro chip diversion case pleads guilty

Published Friday, October 9, 2026 · 11:08 PM EDT

A man charged alongside Super Micro Computer co-founder Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw pleaded guilty, Bloomberg reports, citing court documents. The charges concerned a conspiracy to send cutting-edge chips to China in violation of US export controls. The reported plea concerns the unnamed man.

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