SynopsisThe Seoul ⁠High Court made the ruling in an ​appeal case against the defendant, upholding the lower court's ​sentence, for leaking classified information on so-called CMOS image sensors, a technology used for ​non-memory chips in smartphone ⁠cameras and ‌laptops, to a Chinese company ​in 2022, ​Yonhap said.ReutersFILE PHOTO: A logo of semiconductor and memory chip maker SK Hynix during the company's debut on the Nasdaq market in New York City, U.S., July 10, 2026. REUTERS/Angelina Katsanis/File PhotoA former employee at SK Hynix has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for leaking information on semiconductor manufacturing technology to a Chinese firm, the Yonhap news agency reported ‌on ⁠Sunday.The Seoul ⁠High Court made the ruling in an appeal case against the defendant, upholding the lower court's sentence, for leaking classified information on so-called CMOS image sensors, a technology used for non-memory chips in smartphone ⁠cameras and ‌laptops, to a Chinese company in 2022, Yonhap said.The court found that ⁠the employee, who formerly worked at SK Hynix's office in China, printed out or took photos of documents containing trade secrets downloaded from the company's internal server, a violation of its security rules, according to Yonhap.The defendant disclosed ‌some of the information in a resume submitted to a Chinese firm, ​Yonhap said, ​without naming ⁠the Chinese company.The man admitted all of the charges and most of the information he ​took was retrieved by the company, the report said.The Seoul High Court did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside business hours. ...moreElevate your knowledge and leadership skills at a cost cheaper than your daily tea.Subscribe Now