Nvidia Chips Worth 15 Billion Won Vanish; Truck Theft Under Investigation

Police in the United States are investigating the disappearance of high-end Nvidia semiconductors while in transit in Silicon Valley.

According to Silicon Valley local media outlet The Mercury News on the 5th (local time), the Oakland Police Department in California is investigating the theft of an Nvidia cargo shipment that was scheduled to be transported from Oakland to Fort Worth, Texas.

The stolen cargo consists of six pallets loaded with Nvidia's artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors and hardware, valued at $11.4 million (approximately 15.4 billion won).

The cargo departed Oakland on August 29 loaded on a truck bearing a food transport company's logo, but lost contact and vanished while moving southward.

Cargo buyers only became aware of the theft and reported it to police in early September.

Police tracking the whereabouts found that the truck made multiple stops lasting several hours, but lost the trail near San Bernardino County.

Police are focusing on the possibility that the crime was committed by a professional ring and have been investigating for two months, but no suspects have been arrested yet.

This is not the first time high-end Nvidia cargo has been targeted.

Last year, Nvidia cargo worth $7.5 million was also stolen, prompting police in Fremont and Union City to investigate.

In September of this year, two large semi-trailers bearing the Nvidia logo were also hijacked, but the thieves abandoned the vehicles and fled after discovering that the loaded cargo was not expensive AI chips, but a total of 40,000 pounds (approx. 18 tons) of sand.
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