A former employee who stole SK Hynix's trade secrets to move to a Chinese company was also sentenced.. - MK

Former SK Hynix employee sentenced to 18 months for leaking chip technology to a Chinese firm

A Seoul High Court upheld an 18-month prison sentence for a former SK Hynix employee who leaked trade secrets related to CMOS image sensor technology to a Chinese company in 2022. The ruling came in an appeal case involving violations of South Korea's Act on Prevention of Divulgence and Protection of Industrial Technology.