An ex-Samsung Electronics executive has assured that his move to China won’t involve any technological leak in the process. Chang Won-ki made the statement after concerns were raised about his move to a Chinese semiconductor company.
Chang was the president and head of Samsung’s China operation. The senior executive made headlines with his move to Beijing Eswin Computing Technology became public knowledge. He had reportedly joined Eswin as the Vice Chairman earlier this year, back in February. Notably, Eswin is led by Wang Dongsheng, who had previously worked as the Chairman for the Chinese display firm known as BOE, which is also a known rival of Samsung and LG in the industry.
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In a recent interview, Chang stated that he had joined Eswin out of his friendship with Wang. He added that he even introduced BOE made LCD panels to Samsung back when Wang was serving as chairman of BOE. To address the concerns over technological leaks, Chang said that he worked in Samsung’s semiconductor field back when the company made 1MB DRAM and has no current knowledge of the technology to give away.
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