Ex-Samsung executive alleged to have stolen tech to recreate chip plant in China
前三星高管被控窃取技术以在华建“山寨版”芯片厂
Six others also indicted as Korea toughens response to leakage of secrets
韩国检方表示,这名韩国籍前高管的计划是,在距三星西安存储芯片工厂仅1.5公里的地方,复制出一家半导体工厂。
A former executive at Samsung Electronics has been arrested and indicted in South Korea for allegedly stealing the leading chipmaker’s technology in order to build a copycat plant in China.
三星电子(Samsung Electronics)一名前高管在韩国被捕并被起诉,原因是他涉嫌窃取这家领先芯片制造商的技术,以在中国建一家“山寨版”工厂。
The indictment of the 65-year-old Korean national, who had also served as a vice-president at rival Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, comes as South Korea attempts to beef up its defences against a concerted campaign by Chinese companies to acquire cutting-edge Korean technologies.
这名65岁的韩国人还曾在三星的竞争对手、韩国芯片制造商SK海力士(SK Hynix)担任副总裁,其受到起诉之际,韩国正试图加强防御,抵御中国企业获取尖端韩国技术的联合行动。
According to a statement released by Korean prosecutors on Monday, the former Samsung vice-president, who has not been named, illegally acquired information needed to build advanced chipmaking facilities.
根据韩国检方周一发布的一份声明,这位被隐去名字的前三星副总裁非法获取了建设先进芯片制造设施所需的信息。