A Senate committee summoned former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Thursday to testify next month regarding his alleged affair with a suspected Chinese spy.
Huang abruptly resigned from the tech giant following reports of two extramarital relationships, sending shockwaves across Silicon Valley.
Nvidia lost $550 billion in market value over five days, marking its steepest weekly drop since going public 27 years ago.
Senator Tim Scott requested Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to appear before the Senate Banking Committee in December to address national security concerns.
Scott warned that the panel could subpoena Huang if he refuses to testify voluntarily on 3 December.
Three House of Representatives committees also summoned Huang for a closed-door interview on 1 December regarding foreign intelligence risks.
Meanwhile, Lutnick faces scrutiny over reports that he stalled stricter export limits on advanced AI chips to China, though he proactively agreed to testify.
Huang admitted infidelity on Sunday after media linked him to Alice Huang, a Singaporean firm executive suspected of gathering intelligence for Beijing.
China dismissed the espionage allegations as a smear, and US Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the Justice Department has drawn no conclusions yet.
Wednesday reports revealed Huang’s second alleged affair with longtime Nvidia executive Kimberly Powell, which unsettled employees who initially brushed off the scandal.
Nvidia appointed Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO and launched an independent inquiry, though management stated no secrets were compromised.
Management barred staff from speaking to the press as the board hunts for a permanent successor to lead the AI chipmaker.
Huang built Nvidia into a powerhouse over three decades, turning gaming hardware into essential processors for modern artificial intelligence models.
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