Samsung's Former Employee Faces "Highest-Ever" Criminal Sentence For Leaking 18nm Chip Secrets to China

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Samsung Employee Leaks Information to China: Consequences Await!

TECH NEWS – The South Korean company leaked the company’s 18-nanometer DRAM secrets and got caught…   China’s CXMT is supposed to be the country’s leading memory manufacturer. But it seems to have gained dubious momentum in DRAM process development. Sedaily reports that South Korea’s Central District Court has convicted a former Samsung team leader of leaking trade secrets to CXMT, which may have been a catalyst for the Chinese company’s develop…

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You might think that industrial espionage is old hat by now, but in South Korea, such things are apparently still taken quite seriously. A former Samsung team leader has now been sentenced to a severe fine for passing on secret information on the 18nm DRAM process to the Chinese memory manufacturer CXMT. Anyone who thought that technology theft was done with a raised finger should […] Source

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Samsung's Former Employee Faces "Highest-Ever" Criminal Sentence For Leaking 18nm Chip Secrets to China

Well, it seems like the South Korean administration isn't taking "technology transfer" to competitive nations lightly, as a local district court has put out a "harsh sentence" for an ex-Samsung employee who was involved in leaking chip secrets to CXMT. China's CXMT Memory Manufacturer Reportedly Lured Ex-Samsung Employee Into Sharing 18nm Secrets; Now Faces Harsh Penalty China's CXMT, which is said to be the leading domestic memory manufacturer,…