South Korean police have arrested two former Samsung Electronics officials for stealing technologies worth over 4.3 trillion won (US$3.2 billion) to build a copycat chip-making plant in China. The pair collaborated with local Chinese officials to establish a semiconductor facility, leaking Samsung memory technologies through a joint venture. The police said the theft weakened the nation's competitiveness amid a global chip war between major powers.
South Korean police have arrested two former Samsung Electronics officials for stealing technologies worth over 4.3 trillion won (US$3.2 billion) to build a copycat chip-making plant in China. The pair collaborated with local Chinese officials to establish a semiconductor facility, leaking Samsung memory technologies through a joint venture. The police said the theft weakened the nation's competitiveness amid a global chip war between major powers.