Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has become the face of the US AI boom.
Nvidia has hired New York law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to investigate the affair between its chief executive and an alleged Chinese spy.
Jensen Huang, a co-founder of Nvidia who has led it to become one of the most valuable companies in the world, admitted to having a romantic relationship with a woman outside of his marriage.
The woman, Alice Huang, is alleged to be a spy for Beijing. She is an executive at a Singaporean company Megaspeed, which has been a customer of Nvidia.
Nvidia said on Tuesday that Wachtell attorney Joon Kim was set to lead "a thorough and independent investigation" into Jensen Huang's affair. The FBI is also conducting its own probe.