Jury convicts former Philips engineer of stealing X-ray tube trade secrets for Chinese competitor

A federal jury convicted former Philips engineer Chih-Yee Jen, 71, for conspiring to steal X-ray tube trade secrets and share them with a Chinese competitor. He copied proprietary data while still employed, used to develop rival tubes. Sentencing Jan. 2027.

• The stolen trade secrets related to X-ray tubes for CT imaging systems.
• Jen communicated with Chinese manufacturer Kunshan GuoLi and recruited other Philips engineers to help build a competing U.S. subsidiary.
• Two co-defendant former Philips engineers pleaded guilty and await sentencing (Dec. 8 and Dec. 1).

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