Ex-ASML Employee Suspected of Stealing Trade Secrets, NOS Says
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A former ASML Holding NV employee is facing a lawsuit in the Netherlands over suspected theft of trade secrets, according to Dutch public broadcaster NOS, in the latest breach of the maker of advanced chip-manufacturing equipment.
The 43-year-old Russian engineer, who is suspected of stealing documents such as microchip manuals from ASML, is expected to appear at a court in Rotterdam on Monday, NOS reported on Friday. He is accused of multiple violations of the sanctions legislation and has been given a 20-year entry ban by the Dutch government, the report said.