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GE engineer stole chip tech from GE lab at SUNY Poly

ALBANY — The former General Electric research engineer who pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing trade secrets admitted he stole the technology while working at GE's lab at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany.

Yang Sui, 42, of Niskayuna, faces up to 10 years in federal prison under a plea deal in which he admitted to stealing dozens of files from GE's computer servers while working at GE's lab at SUNY Poly, which was part of the New York Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium, a $500 million research program created by the state in 2014.

Sui, a Chinese national, began working at GE's research lab in Niskayuna in 2010. He was sent to work at GE's silicon carbide lab at SUNY Poly in 2015, and soon after began downloading sensitive GE files to his computer at SUNY Poly.

Sui also admitted that he planned to use the silicon carbide manufacturing instructions, which involve 200 steps, to launch his own company. He even had plans to attract $30 million in outside investment in the venture.

https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/GE-engineer-stole-chip-tech-from-GE-lab-at-SUNY-15303279.php

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/niskayuna-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-trade-secrets-ge