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Ex-Huawei semiconductor secret thieves sentenced to jail

2 hours ago   techradar.com
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  • 14 ex-Huawei workers have been sentenced to jail over secret theft
  • Former engineers went on to work at Wi-Fi chip startup Zunpai
  • Huawei has been on both sides of the IP legal fence

A Shanghai court has sentenced 14 former Huawei employees to jail for stealing chip-related business secrets, sending ripples across the industry not just in China but also globally.

The employees worked for Zunpai Communication Technology – a startup founded be engineers from HiSilicon, a Huawei unit.

The court issued jail terms of up to six years and imposed further financial penalties in a July 28 ruling which landed in Huawei's favor.

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