French prosecutors are investigating French and Chinese citizens suspected of sharing key semiconductor technology with foreign forces such as China and Russia.
Bloomberg Society on Thursday (July 27) quoted people familiar with the matter that four were facing prosecutions, and two of them were suspected of sharing documents with foreign forces to cause the French national interests to be wanted.
The person familiar with the matter said that the investigation object was suspected of being engaged in illegal export, criminal co -consignment, forgery and abuse of corporate assets.
First disclosed the Parisian reported that the investigation goal was an executive of the French semiconductor company Ommic SAS.The company has been acquired by Macom TechNOLOGY SOLMINGINGINGINGINGS Inc. in May in May.
It is reported that a Chinese businessman bought 94%of OMMIC's shares through a French investment fund to transfer technology to China and Russia.OMMIC technology includes nitride chips. This chip is used in multiple fields such as weapons and can be used at higher frequencies, power and temperature than other chips.
The report also stated that although the EU implemented export restrictions on military -purpose technology after an annexation of Crimean, OMMIC still implemented a complex planned to transfer equipment to Russia.
The French Minister of Industry, Roland Lescure, responded in an interview with the Parisian report in an interview with the Parisian report that the suspect had been stopped and is currently under investigation.He did not provide any details about suspects or investigations.
Liskor said: "When the government issued an appeal and warning on the risk of industrial spy behavior, it was not acting (British spy film) James Bond." He also said: "Economic warfare existsAnd France has a means to win it. "
The investigation by the French prosecutor was emerging on the eve of France Economic Minister Lemer's visit to China.(31st) Visit China.
French President Macron is also visiting the South Pacific Island this week to give play to France's strategic influence in the South Pacific region.
