Nvidia’s board of directors said Sunday it is launching an independent investigation following reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a Chinese spy operation.
The same day, Nvidia published a message from Huang to employees in which he admitted to an affair.
TechCrunch reports the affair was with Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based chip company Megaspeed, though he did not name her. “I owe my family and all of you an apology,” he wrote. “There is no excuse for what I did.”
He said he had “fallen short” of his responsibility to the company.
According to TechCrunch, a memo circulated among U.S. policymakers earlier this year claimed Alice Huang had been recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security to spy on Nvidia’s CEO.
TechCrunch presents that as the memo’s claim, and its report does not say anyone has been arrested or charged.
The board said it has “no reason to believe” national security or company secrets were compromised.
Independent directors working with outside legal counsel will run the review. The board said Huang “fully supports the review and has committed to cooperating with it,” and that it has “confidence in Jensen and his leadership team.”
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