Is it a justified export or leakage of technology..?

  Recently, it was reported that Samsung's display-related core technology was leaked to China by a small and medium-sized company "TopTec", a partner of Samsung Display.

As soon as the news came out, there was a lot of stories about the controversy in the daily news, and as the fact that the management was indicted spreads, TopTec shares are plummeting every day.

On the other hand, TopTec officials have explained that this is not a confidential information leakage. 

The technology that became the center of controversy is Samsung Display's “edge” technology. It is a display that is being applied to the latest smartphone of Samsung Electronics. It is a technology made by investing about 150 billion won. According to a Suwon District Prosecutor's Office, it was reported that they leaked some of the equipment specifications and panel drawings of the edge technology to a ghost company established by them and then handed over some of them to China. In addition, the company is also accused of using the data and drawings to produce related facilities and exporting them to Chinese companies. 

About this controversy, TopTec claimed that it was not a secret leak, but just a legitimate export of equipment they have developed. Toptec said that the facilities were developed with their own technology, not related to Samsung Display's, and that related technologies are not legally part of the government's core technologies as well. Also said that they still maintains a partnership with Samsung Display, which is currently under investigation by prosecutors through the announcement of their homepage, and said that the truth will be revealed through future trials. 

There are many opinions that criticize the fact that core technology has been passed over to China. One of the reasons for criticism is that there have been many controversies about leakage of core technology in China or Taiwan recently. But the formal investigation has not been completed yet, and Toptec is refusing it from the front, and it seems that it will take more time to know the truth.