Recently, Xinzhuobang announced that Conway, the former general manager of the company's semiconductor division, was sentenced for infringement of trade secrets. When Conway was in office, he led the research and development of the core formula of water-based stripping solution and molybdenum etching solution, and downloaded and saved the process files to his personal computer. At the end of
2019, he set up a new material company with others, left his post in 2020 and signed a confidentiality agreement, but dictated the technical formula to guide the new company to imitate products for sale. In 2025, Xinzhuobang reported the case, and in 2026, the court sentenced Conway to one year and two months'imprisonment, two years' probation and a fine of 160000 yuan for the crime of infringing trade secrets. Before the
judgment, Conway had paid 20 million yuan, which was included in the company's non-operating income as a non-recurring profit and loss.
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