Malaysia probing whether chips linked to Megaspeed unit were re-exported
NVDA•Malaysia is working with customs to determine whether AI chips imported by Megaspeed’s local unit were re-exported and, if so, whether shipments complied with the law. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said there was no indication chips linked to Megaspeed had been shipped from Malaysia.
1. Malaysia checks chip shipments
Malaysia said it is working with customs to determine whether AI chips imported by Megaspeed’s local unit, Speedmatrix, were re-exported and whether any shipments complied with the law. The ministry said it is also working with authorities in Singapore and the United States and considering stronger controls.
2. Rules and allegations
Malaysia requires a trade permit to re-export, trans-ship or transit high-performance AI chips of US origin, and giving customs false information about such goods is an offence. The probe follows a US senator’s allegation that Megaspeed may have been used to circumvent US controls on advanced semiconductors. Megaspeed said it takes US compliance obligations “extremely seriously.”
3. Anwar’s comments
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia would collaborate on any probes, although it had not received requests for assistance from Singapore or the United States. He said there was no indication that AI chips linked to Megaspeed had been shipped from Malaysia.
