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How a Chip Guru Left South Korea and Wound Up Accused of Leaking Tech to China

8 min read 15 Jun 2023, 04:36 PM IST The Wall Street Journal

The former Samsung executive had a renowned career at home before working in China’s chip industry

Samsung Electronics, based in Suwon, South Korea, is the world’s No. 1 maker of memory chips.

The former Samsung Electronics executive accused of leaking sensitive technology to build a China-based chip factory had a renowned career in his native South Korea before pivoting to roles that would help advance Beijing’s semiconductor sector, according to people familiar with the matter and public corporate records.