Belgian prosecutors say they arrested a Belgian-Chinese man in May on suspicion of stealing secrets from bankrupt gallium nitride semiconductor maker Belgan
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IP theft pressure is now reaching even bankrupt GaN players—anyone touching power or RF semis should assume their know‑how remains a target long after balance sheets collapse. Treat process recipes, device structures, and test data as national‑grade assets, not just corporate ones.
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