China 'spy chips' rattle global data center supply chain

Apple and Amazon reject allegations, but industry on alert for vulnerabilities

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Some contract manufacturers outsource and send motherboard layouts and design to print circuit board makers. 

CHENG TING-FANG, LAULY LI and TOYOKI NAKANISHI, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI/PALO ALTO, U.S. -- The data center industry was on high alert on Friday over vulnerabilities in a supply chain spanning the Pacific Ocean after allegations that Chinese spies had placed malicious microchips in equipment used by about 30 companies and U.S. government agencies.

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