A former South Korean chip executive imprisoned over industrial espionage charges rejected allegations on Monday he had sought to build a copycat chip factory in China with sensitive information developed by Samsung Electronics. Prosecutors said the 65-year-old, who previously worked for SK Hynix, stole data to help his Singapore-based firm, Jin Semiconductor, set up a plant 1.5 km from Samsung’s factory in Xian, China. The theft amounted to “a serious crime that jeopardized national economic security,” they added. Known as Choi Jinseog, the former executive was charged with illegally obtaining the blueprints and clean-room designs of Samsung’s memory chip factory. … Continue reading South Korean Chip Executive Denies Stolen Samsung Data For China Factory