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The U.S. Department of Commerce has recently asked Nvidia to look into how the company's products ended up in China over the past year, The Information reported on Thursday, citing a person close to the department.

Nvidia has reportedly asked major distributors, including Super Micro Computer and Dell Technologies, to perform spot checks on their customers in Southeast Asia.

China said on Monday it has launched an investigation into Nvidia over suspected violations of the country's anti-monopoly law, a probe widely seen as a retaliatory shot against Washington's latest curbs on the Chinese chip sector.

Shares of Nvidia slid early Monday after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws.

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The U.S. Department of Commerce recently asked Nvidia to look into how the company's products ended up being smuggled into China over the past year, the Information reported on Thursday. It asked distributors like Super Micro Computer and Dell Technologies to do spot checks of their customers in Southeast Asia,

The chip giant has asked big distributors such as Super Micro Computer and Dell Technologies to conduct spot checks of their customers in Southeast Asia, the report said