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Google sues former engineer for leaking Pixel chip secrets


Indian semiconductor engineer Harshit Roy started working for Google in 2020 in Bengaluru after finishing university. His role involved assisting with the design, development, and deployment of...

A former Google engineer is alleged to have followed this questionable advice, posting secrets relating to the Pixel chip designs and including threatening comments. His role involved assisting with the design, development, and deployment of SoCs used for Google's Pixel line of products: smartphones, tablets, and wearables. Soon after he left the company, Roy started posting confidential Google information on his X and LinkedIn accounts, including photos of internal documents with details about Pixel SoCs.

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