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2026-08-11

Former Samsung Engineer Testifies in South Korea, Accusing CXMT of Obtaining Samsung's Core DRAM Technology During Its Startup Phase

On August 18, 2026, a former Samsung engineer testified at the Seoul District Court that China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), in the early period after its founding in 2016, obtained Samsung's 18-nanometer DRAM process data by recruiting South Korean engineers, and South Korean prosecutors alleged that it thereby saved on R&D trial and error.

Location: South Korea · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →

2026-04

South Korean Court Sentences Former Samsung Researcher to Seven Years in Prison in April

In April 2026, a South Korean court found a former Samsung researcher guilty of leaking semiconductor technology to China's ChangXin Memory Technologies in violation of the Industrial Technology Protection Act, and sentenced him to seven years in prison.

Location: South Korea · Importance III · Verification: Reported · View causal chain →