Ten former Samsung employees arrested for industrial espionage charges for giving China chipmaker 10nm tech — executives and researchers allegedly leaked DRAM technology to China-based CXMT
Snippet of Article: "...The leak allowed CXMT to produce China’s first 10-nm DRAM in 2023, with prosecutors arguing that the stolen technology laid the groundwork for the Chinese company’s advancements in HBM. CXMT reportedly began mass production of HBM2 memory in 2024, and that it’s expected to capture as much as 15% of the market, resulting in trillions of losses in Korean Won for both Samsung and South Korea’s national economy. This can arguably be seen already as Samsung Electronics’ sales declined by about 5 trillion Won last year.
Reports indicate that a Mr. A, a former Samsung executive, was in charge working on 10-nm DRAM technology for CXMT, while Mr. B, a key employee involved with the research on the technology allegedly copied information on DRAM manufacturing. ...This isn’t the first time that employees of South Korean tech firms have been arrested for stealing information for Chinese companies. "
