Employees of Samsung Electronics and partner company FORMER arrested on suspicion of leaking semiconductor technology to China = South Korean report

Employees of Samsung Electronics and its partner company Former, who are suspected of leaking core semiconductor technology to a Chinese company, have been arrested and detained.
According to the legal community, on the 15th, Judge Lee Min-soo of the Seoul Central District Court ordered former Samsung
Prosecutors issued arrest warrants against Kim, an electronics manager, and Bang, a former manager at subcontractor company A, on the grounds that there was a risk of destruction of evidence.
According to prosecutors, Kim stole process information for Samsung Electronics' 18-nanometer DRAM semiconductor, a core technology of the nation.
It is suspected that the information was leaked without permission and used for product development by the Chinese company Changxin Zunmu Technology (CXMT). Prosecutors only collected materials related to Kim's specialty, semiconductor deposition technology.
Rather, it is believed that technical materials related to seven other processes were handed over. Prosecutors say Kim and others transferred to a startup company, CXMT, in 2016 and leaked their technology, paying tens of billions of won in return.
He is suspected of receiving and receiving money and goods. In addition, the suspect Kim offered at least 500 million won (approximately 55 million yen), and approximately two technical employees of Samsung Electronics and affiliated companies
It is believed that 0 people were taken out. In the few years since its founding, CXMT has grown to become China's leading D-RAM semiconductor maker, closing the technology gap with rivals in the United States and South Korea.
After the prosecutors take Kim and others into custody, they plan to continue investigating the suspects who participated in the technology leak.