Former Samsung employees accused of stealing semiconductor equipment technology from a Samsung Electronics subsidiary have been arrested.
The Information Technology Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, led by Chief Prosecutor Park Kyung-taek, arrested Kim, a former Samsung Electronics employee who now heads a semiconductor company, on the 30th on charges of violating the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, according to legal sources on the 1st.
Kim, who previously served as an executive at SEMES, a Samsung Electronics subsidiary, is accused of diverting confidential company materials, including design drawings for an overhead hoist transport (OHT) system used to move semiconductor wafers, to a company Kim runs. Ahn, another former Samsung Electronics employee accused of conspiring with Kim in the technology leak, was also arrested. The court issued the warrants the previous day, citing "concerns about destruction of evidence and flight risk."
