據(jù)路透社報(bào)道，韓國(guó)SK海力士公司周一在一份文件中披露，東芝公司正在就涉嫌盜竊NAND Flash芯片技術(shù)資料一事，向SK海力士索賠11億美元。
在2014年3月，東芝在東京地方法院提起民事訴訟，控告SK海力士涉嫌盜竊其N(xiāo)AND Flash技術(shù)商業(yè)機(jī)密。但當(dāng)時(shí)東芝并沒(méi)有公布要求SK海力士賠償?shù)慕痤~。
東芝在三月份發(fā)表聲明稱(chēng)，“SK海力士是東芝的貿(mào)易伙伴，但也是NAND快閃記憶體上的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手?！睎|芝補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，“鑒于涉嫌挪用技術(shù)資料的范圍和重要性，東芝沒(méi)有其他選擇，只能訴諸法律，尋求一個(gè)合理賠償?！?
根據(jù)監(jiān)管文件，東芝還要求SK海力士銷(xiāo)毀涉及該技術(shù)資料的所有信息，并停止生產(chǎn)和銷(xiāo)售使用該技術(shù)的NAND閃存產(chǎn)品，路透社報(bào)道。
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NAND技術(shù)的泄漏
東芝對(duì)SK海力士的起訴，與SanDisk公司在2014年3月起訴SK海力士類(lèi)似。當(dāng)時(shí)SanDisk公司聲稱(chēng)，SK海力士采用了涉及SanDisk商業(yè)秘密的半導(dǎo)體技術(shù)，并在美國(guó)加州銷(xiāo)售涉案閃存產(chǎn)品。
今年三月，SanDisk公司也在東京警視廳對(duì)一名前雇員提交了刑事申訴。
SanDisk指控前雇員杉田孝（Yoshitaka Sugita）在2008年加入SK海力士之前，從公司下載了“數(shù)目龐大的信息資料”，其中包含機(jī)密信息。在此期間，杉田一直在做東芝與SanDisk的一個(gè)閃存項(xiàng)目。據(jù)SanDisk描述，兩家公司從2000開(kāi)始已經(jīng)開(kāi)始合作開(kāi)發(fā)NAND快閃記憶體技術(shù)。
SanDisk公司稱(chēng)，杉田偷走了電路設(shè)計(jì)圖、研究分析報(bào)告和其他重要文件。今年一月，一名線(xiàn)人向SanDisk公司透露，一些封面上赫然寫(xiě)著“SanDisk/東芝公司機(jī)密”的文件已經(jīng)被分發(fā)給了SK海力士的員工。
事發(fā)當(dāng)天，SanDisk公司就在加利福尼亞州提出訴訟，東京當(dāng)局也立即逮捕了涉案的杉田。東芝方面也表示，在杉田被捕后方得知商業(yè)秘密泄露，于是提起訴訟控告SK海力士。
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• 6月下旬NAND Flash合約價(jià)上漲2-5%
• NAND技術(shù)被竊損失千億，東芝怒向海力士索賠hFoesmc
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高風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的內(nèi)存市場(chǎng)
根據(jù)IHS數(shù)據(jù)，內(nèi)存芯片制造商一向掌握著全球半導(dǎo)體銷(xiāo)量的金鑰匙，在經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇的2013年尤其明顯，半導(dǎo)體公司總收入相比2012年上漲了5%。
全球半導(dǎo)體市場(chǎng)份額
Source：IHS
在IHS四月下旬發(fā)布的全球半導(dǎo)體供應(yīng)商（按收入）前25名名單中，我們可以看出“DRAM、NAND和無(wú)線(xiàn)芯片推動(dòng)了2013年全球半導(dǎo)體的增長(zhǎng)。”需要特別指出的是，內(nèi)存芯片制造商美光科技和SK海力士在2013年取得了爆炸性業(yè)績(jī)的增長(zhǎng)。
對(duì)于東芝，在2013年其排名從第五位降至第六，與此同時(shí)，SK海力士的上升從第七位至第五，我們可以看出，保護(hù)其N(xiāo)AND閃存專(zhuān)利技術(shù)，對(duì)于保住市場(chǎng)份額顯然是至關(guān)重要的。
NAND閃存市場(chǎng)份額
Source：IHS
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編譯：Luffy Liu
參考英文原文：NAND Suit: Toshiba Seeks $1.1B From SK Hynix,by Junko Yoshida
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• 智能手機(jī)增長(zhǎng)強(qiáng)勁 帶動(dòng)內(nèi)存價(jià)格上調(diào)
• 6月下旬NAND Flash合約價(jià)上漲2-5%
• NAND技術(shù)被竊損失千億，東芝怒向海力士索賠hFoesmc
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NAND Suit: Toshiba Seeks $1.1B From SK Hynix
Junko Yoshida
MADISON, Wisc. — South Korea's SK Hynix Inc. disclosed Monday in a regulatory filing that Toshiba Corp. is seeking $1.1 billion in damages over the suspected theft of data related to NAND flash memory chip technology, according to a Reuters' report.
In March 2014, Toshiba filed a civil suit against SK Hynix in Tokyo District Court for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to its NAND flash memory technology. Toshiba did not announce the amount of damages sought from the Korean company.
Toshiba said in a statement in March, "SK Hynix is a business partner of Toshiba. However, the companies are also competitors in NAND flash memory." Toshiba added, "Given the scope and importance of the misappropriated technical data involved, Toshiba has no reasonable option other than to seek legal redress."
The Japanese company, according to the regulatory filing, is also seeking to have SK Hynix destroy all information about the technology in question and cease production and sales of NAND memory products using that technology, according to the regulatory filing, Reuters reported.
NAND leak
Toshiba's complaint follows a similar trade secrets suit SanDisk Corporation filed against SK Hynix in March 2014. SanDisk then claimed that SK Hynix has used the trade secrets in semiconductor devices and flash memory products sold in California.
In March, SanDisk also submitted a criminal complaint with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department against a former employee.
SanDisk has charged that ex-employee Yoshitaka Sugita downloaded "a huge number of files" containing confidential information before joining SK Hynix in 2008. Sugita had been working on one of SanDisk's flash memory projects with Toshiba. The companies have been working together to develop NAND flash memory technology since the early 2000s, according to SanDisk's suit.
SanDisk claims that Sugita stole circuit designs, research analysis and other important documents. In January, an informant allegedly told the company that documents bearing the words "SanDisk/Toshiba confidential" had been distributed to SK Hynix employees.
On the same day that SanDisk filed suit in California, authorities in Tokyo arrested Sugita on criminal charges. Toshiba said the company filed its trade-secrets suit against SK Hynix after learning of Sugita's arrest.
High-stake memory market
Memory chipmakers held the key to a resurgence in worldwide semiconductor revenue in 2013, which rose 5% year-over-year in 2013, according to IHS Technology.
Global Semiconductor Market Share (Source: IHS)
In the list of top 25 global semiconductor suppliers (by revenue) released by IHS in late April, the market research firm explained that "DRAM and NAND in wireless propelled the global semiconductor growth in 2013," noting in particular that makers of memory ICs like Micron and SK Hynix enjoyed booming years in 2013.
For Toshiba, whose rank dropped from fifth place to sixth (in contrast to SK Hynix which moved up from seventh to fifth) in 2013, protecting its NAND memory technology and market share is obviously critical.
NAND Flash Market Share (Source: IHS)
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