Applied Materials Inc. is facing a lawsuit by Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co. over alleged trade secret theft, escalating tensions in the technology sector between the US and China. E-Town claims Applied Materials illegally acquired and used its core technologies linked to wafer surface treatment. The lawsuit states that Applied Materials filed a patent application including these technologies after hiring two employees from E-Town's subsidiary. E-Town seeks damages of approximately 100 million yuan and demands that Applied Materials stop using its trade secrets and destroy related materials.
Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology Co. filed a lawsuit against Applied Materials, claiming trade secret theft related to plasma source technologies used in wafer surface treatment.
E-Town alleges that Applied Materials illegally obtained, used, and disclosed proprietary technologies after hiring two former Mattson employees who had access to E-Town's trade secrets.
The lawsuit accuses Applied Materials of violating China's Anti-Unfair Competition Law by filing a patent application that includes trade secrets co-owned by E-Town and Mattson.
E-Town is seeking 100 million yuan in damages and demands that Applied Materials cease use of its trade secrets and destroy all related materials.
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