窃取华为芯片技术！14人被判刑，罚款超千万

Group 1 - The Shanghai Third Intermediate People's Court ruled on July 28 that 14 former Huawei HiSilicon employees were sentenced for infringing Huawei's trade secrets, with the principal offender receiving a 6-year prison term and a total fine of 135 million yuan [1] - The case involved former executives from Huawei HiSilicon who, after leaving the company, established a tech firm and lured former colleagues to join, illegally obtaining proprietary chip technology through methods like note-taking and screenshots [1] - The infringing chip technology was found to have over 90% similarity to Huawei's trade secrets, indicating substantial similarity [1] Group 2 - Zunpai Communications Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., founded by Zhang Kun, a former Huawei employee, completed over 300 million yuan in financing within a year of its establishment, with significant investments from well-known financial institutions and industry players [2] - Xiaomi Group issued a statement clarifying its involvement with the chip company, emphasizing that it is not the largest investor and does not participate in the company's management or operations, nor does it have any intellectual property or technology collaboration with the firm [3] - Xiaomi condemned the illegal acquisition of trade secrets and highlighted its commitment to protecting intellectual property rights [3]