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Former Samsung engineer sent to prison for leaking OLED tech to China


A former Samsung engineer was sentenced to six years in prison for leaking $24.5 million worth of OLED technology to China.

A Suwon court sentenced a former Samsung Display engineer to six years in prison Thursday for leaking 340 billion won ($24.5 million) worth of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology to China. β€œThe accused party has wrongly used technology that the company has invested large amounts of money over long periods of time to develop, which is highly condemnable,” Judge Ha Sang-je said of his ruling. The optical systems for ELA technology are used to maintain stable strength levels as well as ensure safety when using lasers on OLED displays' electronic circuits.

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