Send military chip technology to China, an American professor at risk of 'peeling off' 219 years

A famous professor at the University of California, Los Angeles recently faced a maximum sentence of up to 219 years in prison after a jury found smuggling of chips with military applications for China. This could 'seriously jeopardize US national interests and security'.

According to the official press release from California state officials, Yi-Chi Shih, an electrical engineer and now a part-time professor at the University of California (UCLA), was convicted at the end of last month by a jury. Delegation in Los Angeles. The teacher was convicted with 18 charges, including 'illegal technology product exports' and other serious fraud allegations.

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Send military chip technology to China, an American professor at risk of 'peeling off' 219 years Picture 1 Yi-Chi Shih was convicted with 18 counts

Yi-Chi Shih and another defendant named Kiet Ahn Mai, discovered to have worked together, used their credibility to create perfect plays to deceive a semiconductor chip manufacturer. America. According to the survey results that prosecutors get, Kiet Ahn Mai impersonates a potential customer who wants to get chip designs from an unnamed company, who then sends products illegally to China. Quoc, while Yi-Chi Shih uses her prestige to act as an intermediary.

In a statement at the trial, prosecutors said the chips Kiet Ahn Mai had received were illegally sent to a Chinese company, and the company was run by Yi-Chi Shih in his position. chairman. Shih pays for this plan through a US-based bank account and is funded through another Chinese-based company.

According to authorities, the stolen chips in the incident were used in missile navigation systems, fighter jets, electronic combat systems, electronic warfare suppression systems and radar application. Therefore, they are extremely important meaning in military - security issues.

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Send military chip technology to China, an American professor at risk of 'peeling off' 219 years Picture 2 'Stolen' chips are used in missile navigation systems

The same technology, espionage activities in this case, are one of the issues that cause serious conflicts in the US-China trade war. The United States accuses China of stealing technology and using it as the main reason for adding new sanctions. In the past, the United States has accused famous Chinese companies, including Huawei, of stealing technology from businesses in the country.