Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz made the pledge as he gave updates on investigations into an alleged fraud case involving servers exported from Singapore that may have contained Nvidia chips.

Malaysian says its authorities are discussing the issue with the data center companies and checking if the chips have gone to the right parties.

By Bing Hong Lok SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Servers used in a fraud case that Singapore announced last week were supplied by U.S. firms and may have contained Nvidia's advanced chips, a government minister said on Monday.

Malaysia has no evidence suggesting that data center companies in the country are using unauthorized Nvidia (NVDA, Financials) artificial intelligence chips, Malaysian Trade Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said in a CNBC interview,

KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s NationGate was caught in the fallout of Singapore’s investigation into the alleged fraudulent transfer of Nvidia’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips, sending its shares crashing nearly 30 per cent on Monday (Mar 3) before trading was halted for an hour on Tuesday.

Nvidia's cutting-edge AI chips have been the subject of a recent fraud investigation in Singapore, bringing into question their potential misuse in light of the

Singapore is investigating whether Dell Technologies Inc. and Super Micro Computer Inc. servers shipped to Malaysia housed Nvidia Corp. chips barred from China, outlining a case that’s highlighted the role of middlemen in funneling high-end semiconductors.

Servers that may contain AI-powering Nvidia chips shipped from the United States to Singapore ended up in Malaysia, but their actual final destination remains a mystery, the city-state's interior mini

Singapore is investigating a fraud case involving Dell (NYSE:DELL) and Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) servers supplied to Singapore-based companies and then shipped to Malaysia, which may have contained Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) chips that the U.