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Employee arrested over emails to Taiwan

California-based semiconductor firm Volterra has revealed that a former employee has been arrested and charged by federal agents for allegedly passing on confidential information about the firm to a rival semiconductor company in Taiwan.
California-based semiconductor firm Volterra has revealed that a former employee has been arrested and charged by federal agents for allegedly passing on confidential information about the firm to a rival semiconductor company in Taiwan.

The employee is accused of having emailed the Taiwanese company data sheets containing specifications and functionality about Volterra's products. The sheets are for use by the company's customers and are subject to nondisclosure obligations.

Although action has been taken against the employee, Volterra said that it did not believe the incident would impact its intellectual property.
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