(Fund Hoffen Comprehensive News) Dutch reported that when the United States has joined the United States to restrict the export of semiconductors in China, the Dutch Optical Machine Giants Asml (ASML) disclosed that proprietary technical data that happened together in China was being.Theft may violate relevant export control regulations.
Ace Mai said on Wednesday (February 15) 2022 annual reports that a former employee in China stole the company's proprietary technical data and reported this incident to relevant official departments.
Asley said that although the company does not think that the stolen data will have a significant impact on its business, this behavior may violate some export control measures.
The report does not provide more details, such as whether the employees involved are Chinese citizens and the nature of the stolen data.
Bloomberg Society on Thursday (February 16) quoted anonymous insiders that the stolen data came from a product information repository used internally. This system has detailed information that can produce the most advanced chip.
The United States deeply feels worried about spy charges. China does not know about allegations
Another person familiar with the matter revealed that official US officials also received a report.The Assistant Minister of Commerce, Thea Kendler, said on Thursday that the United States' allegations of economic spy incident "Deeply Concerned", but did not further comment on the incident.
According to Bloomberg, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on Wednesday that the data that occurred in China and was stolen in China was not known.However, there is no relevant question and answer released by the reporter's report on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.