After the researcher transferred new OLED display technology, such as excimer laser annealing equipment or a way to optically clean resin inkjet machines, between 2018 and May 2020, they left Samsung and are went to work for an OLED panel manufacturer in China. <\/p>\n
Chinese phones have made strides in display quality and innovation over the past few years, to the point where they are the first to market with per-unit factory display calibration or even foldable phone hinges in teardrop shape that almost eliminates the interior crease of the main panel. <\/div>\n
Not to mention their early adoption of LTPO OLED display technology, which allowed them to introduce dynamic refresh rates and ultra-bright panels before anyone else, even Samsung.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Regardless, the former Samsung employee voluntarily returned to South Korea from China to face industrial espionage charges. The person was actually a member of a team of researchers who worked for Samsung and helped transfer OLED display production secrets to a company in South Korea and China. <\/p>\n
They have already been tried and convicted, while he fled to China and prosecutors began their investigation into his actions after being tipped off by Korean intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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