# Super Micro Co-Founder Arrested in $2.5B Alleged AI Chip Smuggling Operation - Date: 2026-03-20 - Category: Space & Aerospace Super Micro Co-Founder Arrested in $2.5 Billion Alleged Chip-Smuggling Operation Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw, a co-founder of Super Micro Computer and a fixture in Silicon Valley's AI hardware ecosystem, was arrested Thursday along with two others on charges that they ran a years-long scheme to diver... ---