Belgian-Chinese semiconductor researcher arrested over alleged GaN trade-secret theft — prosecutors suspect BelGaN insiders transferred chip IP to China before the company collapsed
Tom's Hardware reports on the arrest of a 52-year-old Belgian-Chinese man suspected of stealing gallium nitride semiconductor trade secrets from the now-defunct Belgian chipmaker BelGaN and transferring them to China. The suspect, a senior researcher, allegedly led a competing Chinese firm, GanKool. The case emerged from BelGaN's bankruptcy investigation and underscores intensifying global competition over semiconductor intellectual property.
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