A former researcher for Samsung Electronics has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a South Korean court, for leaking core DRAM semiconductor tech to a Chinese competitor, CXMT.
The Korea Economic Daily reports reports that the 56-year-old defendant, identified only as Mr. Jeon, was arrested and indicted last May. According to "legal circles", Jeon was sentenced by the 28th Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court on 22 April.
Those same legal circles report that the leaked tech was classified as "a core national technology", and that the court, under presiding judge Han Dae-gyun, stated that "Since damage was inflicted not only on the company but also on the Republic of Korea, we have no choice but to impose a severe punishment."
CXMT is China's most advanced DRAM manufacturer, and has received some publicity recently as a potential alternative solution to the ongoing Read Entire Article
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