USA v. United Microelectronics Corporation et al

  1. February 28, 2024

    Judge Clears Fujian Jinhua On Feds' Trade Secrets Claims

    A California federal judge has found that the federal government failed to show semiconductor-maker Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. Ltd. is guilty of various claims in a suit accusing it of economic espionage in a trade secrets case.

  2. September 20, 2023

    Fujian Jinhua Execs Stole Micron IP, Feds Argue At Trial's End

    Three executives of semiconductor maker Fujian Jinhua conspired together and stole trade secrets on memory technology from U.S.-based Micron, a government prosecutor told the California federal judge overseeing the criminal bench trial against the Chinese state-owned company in closing arguments Wednesday.

  3. August 22, 2023

    Exec Unsure How Auditor Found Its Chips Free Of Stolen IP

    The chair of a Chinese semiconductor maker testifying in a federal criminal trial over allegations it conspired with a Taiwanese company to steal trade secrets from U.S.-based Micron couldn't explain on cross-examination Wednesday how a third-party auditor was able to confirm its memory technology was free of stolen intellectual property.

  4. August 21, 2023

    Fujian Jinhua Chair Says Co. Didn't Steal Micron Chip IP

    The chair of Chinese semiconductor maker Fujian Jinhua testified remotely from China on Tuesday in a federal criminal bench trial over allegations it conspired to pilfer intellectual property from U.S.-based Micron, telling a San Francisco judge his billion-dollar company "would never" use stolen trade secrets.