営業秘密の窃盗:サムスン元幹部による中国でのチップ工場複製の失敗

営業秘密保護法(DTSA)に基づく内部告発者免責の理解
Last Updated: 2月 12, 2026
Updated by: Chris Buntel

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先月(2023年6月)、サムスン電子の元幹部ら6人が、企業秘密を窃盗し、その秘密を中国に持ち込んで競合工場を設立したとして逮捕・起訴された。 彼はサムスンに18年、SKハイニックスに10年勤務していた。

この経営幹部は、サムスンのチップ工場を中国に複製するために、詳細な計画、設計図、クリーンルームのレイアウトを韓国から持ち出した。 サムスンにとって幸いなことに、彼は資金難に遭遇し、施設を完成させることができなかった。 彼はサムスンとハイニックスから200人の従業員を雇い、新しい工場で働かせた。

工場の設計図は非常に価値があるが、特許では簡単に保護できない(あるいは全く保護できない)。 企業秘密は、この種の資産を保護する最良の方法である。

技術研究開発に限らず、あなたの組織には、あなたが思っている以上に多くの企業秘密が存在することを忘れないでください。

さらに読む: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/Ex-Samsung-executive-indicted-for-stealing-trade-secrets-for-China

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