US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China
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Nvidia’s chip-smuggling problem won’t go away as arrests continue.
Directly affected
- NVDA Nvidia
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- TSM Taiwan Semiconductor
The main advanced-chip manufacturer sits in Taiwan
- ASML ASML
Chipmaking-equipment sales follow export rules
- AVGO Broadcom
Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes
- AMD AMD
Chip makers and their suppliers move when export rules or Taiwan risk changes
- AMAT Applied Materials
Chip-equipment makers feel export controls
- LRCX Lam Research
Chip-equipment makers feel export controls
- SMH VanEck Semiconductor
A fund of semiconductor companies
- SOXX iShares Semiconductor
A fund of semiconductor companies
- QQQ Invesco QQQ
Big tech moves with chip-supply risk
- AOSL ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LT SHS
GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
Nvidia’s chip-smuggling problem won’t go away as arrests continue.
Source: Ars Technica
Nvidia (NVDA) since this story, compared with the market
Since the first closing price after “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China,” Nvidia (NVDA) is -9.21%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.08% over the same days, a -8.13% difference versus the market.
Official trades in Nvidia (NVDA) around 2 Oct 2026
- Gilbert Cisneros buy On Semiconductor (ON) ($15,001 - $50,000). That is 4 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China.”
- Rohit Khanna buy On Semiconductor (ON) ($15,001 - $50,000). That is 9 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China.”
- Rohit Khanna buy Nvidia (NVDA) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 9 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China.”
- Gilbert Cisneros buy Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 10 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China.”
- Rohit Khanna sell Nvidia (NVDA) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 28 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China.”
- Daniel Meuser sell Nvidia (NVDA) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 32 days before publication, inside 60 days. The filing is listed beside the story “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China.”
- Michael T. McCaul sell Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 38 days before publication, inside 60 days. The filing is listed beside the story “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China.”
- Gilbert Cisneros sell Nvidia (NVDA) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 45 days before publication, inside 60 days. The filing is listed beside the story “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China.”
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Who gains and who loses around Nvidia (NVDA)
Companies mentioned with this story
- NVDA Nvidia
Nvidia (NVDA) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 2 Oct 2026 story “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China.” Reason on file: The reported development directly names NVIDIA CORPORATION in the headline; GA resolved that company to NVDA
- AOSL Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Oct 2026 story “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China.” Reason on file: GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- GCTS GCT Semiconductor Holding
GCT Semiconductor Holding (GCTS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Oct 2026 story “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China.” Reason on file: GA selected GCTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- NVTS Navitas Semiconductor
For “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China,” Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected NVTS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- ON On Semiconductor
In “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China,” On Semiconductor (ON) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ON as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- TSEM Tower Semiconductor
In “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China,” Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected TSEM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
For “US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China,” Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected TSM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Nvidia (NVDA)
“US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China” (2 Oct 2026) reaches Nvidia (NVDA) through this story.
What ties Nvidia (NVDA) to the headline is this: The reported development directly names NVIDIA CORPORATION in the headline; GA resolved that company to NVDA
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOSL) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected AOSL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: semiconductors, semiconductor. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Price levels for Nvidia (NVDA)
AOSL traded between 21.68 and 30.88 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 22.59. GCTS traded between 1.51 and 2.26 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 1.51. NVDA traded between 212.87 and 243.34 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 217.09.
A simple score for Nvidia (NVDA)
46 out of 100
“US arrests tech CEO accused of smuggling $300M in Nvidia chips into China” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.