Intellectual property articles

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Chinese memory firm CXMT relied on leaked Samsung technology to skip years of R&D, court testimony claims

A former Samsung engineer testified the startup lacked basic lab facilities from the start
Cutting corners: Building a memory chip from the absolute ground up takes years and costs a fortune. ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) apparently decided to skip the hard part – and today, the company stands as China's biggest DRAM producer. A South Korean court recently heard some fairly wild details about how the memory maker actually got its start.
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Former ASML and NXP engineer jailed for leaking chipmaking secrets to Russia

Crime doesn't pay
In context: As tensions rise over semiconductor dominance, intellectual property tied to chip manufacturing has become a prime target for espionage. Companies like ASML and NXP sit at the center of this strategic tech battleground, making any breach not just a corporate concern but a geopolitical one. A recent case in the Netherlands highlights just how far some actors are willing to go to access this sensitive technology.