Former SK Hynix employee jailed for leaking information to a Chinese firm, Yonhap reports
SEOUL: A former employee at SK Hynix has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for leaking information on semiconductor manufacturing technology to a Chinese firm, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday. Samsung flags 19-fold jump in profit, but shares slump on jitters AI boom may stall The Seoul High Court made the ruling in an appeal case against the defendant, upholding the lower court’s…
A former employee of SK Hynix was sentenced to 18 months in jail for leaking semiconductor manufacturing technology information to a Chinese firm, according to Yonhap news agency. The Seoul High Court upheld the lower court's ruling in an appeal case against the defendant, who worked at SK Hynix's China office. The leaked information pertained to CMOS image sensors, crucial components for smartphone cameras and laptops, according to Yonhap.
The court determined that the employee unlawfully printed or photographed documents containing trade secrets from SK Hynix's internal server and disclosed some of the information in a job resume to the Chinese company, though the specific firm name was not disclosed. The defendant admitted to all charges, and most of the stolen data was recovered by SK Hynix, as reported by Yonhap.
SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics recently signed a $950 billion partnership with major US tech companies, as reported by Reuters.
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