Chinese chip manufacturers eye the employees of Western companies
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German intelligence launched an investigation
According to the Wall Street Journal, Huawei hired employees at the German company Zeiss SMT, which produces optics for ASML’s lithography machines. offers up to three times their salary It tries to incorporate it by offering it. After Zeiss employees flagged these efforts, German intelligence launched an investigation out of concern that sensitive technological information might be compromised. Huawei also plans to manufacture chips laser amplifiers developing Trump It is stated that it also targets other German companies such as.
Two years ago, the US government forced US citizens and green card holders who wanted to work on certain products in the Chinese semiconductor industry to apply for licenses, which led to the departure of US employees from companies such as AMEC, Huawei and Naura. As a result, Chinese companies have targeted Europe. Huawei and other Chinese firms specialize in advanced optics and lithography from companies such as ASML and Zeiss He hired dozens of engineers, and some reportedly brought trade secrets to Chinese companies.
Taiwan and South Korea increased penalties
Countries such as Taiwan, South Korea and the United States have taken action against such recruitment. Taiwan, as of 2020, approximately 90 technology hijacking cases investigated and in case of leakage of critical semiconductor technologies Up to 12 years imprisonment imposed strict sanctions such as South Korea has increased penalties for unauthorized technology transfers, targeting former employees who helped Chinese companies copy sensitive technologies.
Despite the controls, engineers in Asia, Europe and even the United States remain relatively open to recruitment offers from Chinese companies. This allows companies like Huawei to constantly communicate with engineers through intermediaries or local startups, sometimes hiding their Chinese origins. These efforts are targeted because they aim to reach a wide audience and make a small number of successful hires. “spray and pray” (large-scale try-and-wait) strategies are being tried. Manufacturers of chip manufacturing tools based in China generally because it is financed by the governmentthan Western companies can afford can offer much higher salaries.
While many engineers reject these offers due to reputational risk and cultural concerns, some accept them, thus transferring their valuable expertise, knowledge, and even trade secrets of companies they previously worked for to China.
Source
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-companies-poach-staff-from-asml-and-zeiss-with-three-times-higher-pay-employees-needed-to-design-and-build-chipmaking-tools-amid-sanctions
https://www.wsj.com/world/china-tech-poaching-job-offer-pay-raise-f8ceac5b
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