{
  "id": 12356376,
  "title": "27 Experienced Engineers from Samsung and SK hynix Joined CXMT",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/27-experienced-engineers-from-samsung-and-sk-hynix-joined-cxmt",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T10:40:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessKorea",
    "slug": "businesskorea",
    "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=278317"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The leakage of experienced engineers from Samsung Electronics and SK hynix to Chinese competitor ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has been identified as a serious issue. According to an investigation by Representative Choi Soo-jin of the opposition People Power Party, 27 highly skilled individuals transferred to CXMT over a short period, with an average tenure of 15.4 years at their previous employers. Six of these individuals held principal or executive-level positions, having worked at Samsung Electronics or SK hynix for over 20 years. The talent was evenly spread across critical areas such as circuit design and layout, process integration, and advanced packaging.\n\nUpon leaving their previous companies, 26 out of the 27 transferred individuals left CXMT within two years, with many switching jobs within the Chinese industry. Some even moved to other Chinese firms like Huawei, SMIC, HiSilicon, and Chengdu Gaozhen. The Chinese government, as well as Chinese headhunters, played a significant role in this talent drain, offering attractive benefits such as double salaries, housing, and financial support for children's education. The lawmaker's office expressed concern over the sophisticated routes used to bypass non-compete agreements and urged the government to take action in tracking and managing key personnel's moves to competing companies.",
  "summary": "The leakage of key technical personnel from Samsung Electronics and SK hynix to China has been revealed to be at a severely alarming level. With 27 individuals having moved to the Chinese competitor ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) alone, it has been identified that the vast majority were termina",
  "key_points": [
    "27 experienced engineers transferred from Samsung and SK hynix to CXMT.",
    "Six engineers held principal or executive-level positions at previous employers.",
    "26 transferred individuals left CXMT within two years to other Chinese firms."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}