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Former Samsung Exec Allegedly Stole Plans for an Entire Chip Plant
South Korean prosecutors have arrested a former Samsung Electronics executive. The unnamed ex-exec, taken into custody last month, is charged with stealing trade secrets and attempting to use that information to build a new, copycat chip plant in China. The Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office announced its indictment of the unidentified 65-year-old defendant in a Monday…
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Washington Considers Sucker Punch to Asian Memory Chip Makers in Bid for Dominance
The U.S. is apparently moving on two fronts to try and create an edge for itself in the chip-making market. One is to try and emphasise American chipmakers with billions of dollars in funding. That could be years and years before we even see a change in the market thanks to new factories, however, the…