After the big Samsung foldable heist, another case of tech theft has just surfaced. This time it’s related to Huawei‘s chip secrets. A group of former employees of Huawei are facing jail time after they stole some confidential information. So here’s what you need to know.
Ex-Huawei Employees Jailed for Stealing Chip Design Secrets
As per an SCMP report, 14 employees of Huawei are facing a prison sentence after being found guilty by a court in Shanghai. The former workers have been accused of stealing trade secrets related to Huawei’s semiconductor technology. In the official ruling by the Shanghai Third Intermediate People’s Court, the 14 individuals were found guilty of stealing the intellectual property of Huawei’s HiSicilon division.
For context, these former employees left Huawei to start their own company, Zunpair Communication Technology, reportedly using the stolen chip designs. As of right now, the court has delivered prison sentences of up to 6 years along with financial penalties as well. The full ruling has yet to be made public, so it is unclear whether the accused plan to appeal this decision. Huawei has also yet to comment on this matter.
One researcher at HiSilicon, Zhang Kun, left the company in 2019 and launched his start up in early 2021. Zunpai Communication Technology was a brand that developed WiFi communication chips. Later on, Zhang recruited a number of his former colleagues to join his company. This led to Huawei’s HiSilicon making a legal filing to petition the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court to freeze Zunpai’s assets that are worth 95 million yuan.
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