Ex-Asahi Kasei employee arrested over leaking semiconductor trade secrets

A former employee of major Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei Corp. was arrested Thursday on suspicion of leaking confidential information on adhesives used in semiconductor manufacturing, police said.Shoichi Furukawa, 66, is suspected of leaking the information to a Chinese firm, according to Asahi Kasei. Aichi prefectural police have not disclosed whether he has admitted to the charge.Furukawa served as the head of a manufacturing technology department, among other roles, before leaving Asahi Kasei at the end of November 2018, police said.A company based in Nagoya, where he later worke…READ FULL ARTICLE