Classified information on CMOS image sensors was leaked to the Chinese firm in 2022The defendant printed out or took photos of documents containing trade secrets downloaded from SK Hynix’s internal server. PHOTO: REUTERS[SEOUL] A 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 (Aug 9). 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.