@Open_universe: Having their own engineers or not, the only reason AMD fired the guy and either didn't accept any of the stolen Intel info or gave it up was only because the guy got caught. Of course rival corporations want to know what competitors are up to, what their planning, and what they will have to do to keep up with or beat. That's just standard corporate espionage.

DashTheHand

I'm thinking regardless of any data taken, he probably signed a non-compete about going to another chipmaker.

Y2KGTP

Sadly ethics are no longer even an expectation in the world. For those of us that still have them, we sometimes wonder why. Good thing virtue is its own reward.

Curves

@Open_universe: i think that he would have used the stolen data to use as his own ideas... quick promotions...

thegermandude517

[www.linkedin.com]

His name is spelled "Biswamohan"

scoobydoo

Unbelievable. Not only is his life over, but so is his wife's. Was this really worth it? AMD wouldn't need to steal anything from anybody, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN ENGINEERS!

Open_universe

@Y2KGTP: yup, that's pretty much it... but what kind of secrets would target have that wal-mart wants? maybe target knows ways to exploit employees more efficiently w/o letting the public know.

ANYWAYS, if I was that guy, I would be in Cuba now and would sell that crap to AMD for a nice little... did I just get myself in trouble?

thegermandude517

And he is still breathing? Wow...

lodleader

Don't quit Target to go work for Wal-Mart then?

Y2KGTP

He sells the plans to off-shore companies and makes a ton of money

Tweak

His sorry ass should be deported.

Noobs-R-Us

I guess he was wholly dissatisfied with the pieces of flair he had to wear.

Kaiser-Machead on the Edge

Way to stick it to the MAN! Whoooo! I like this guy. \o/

EVEs_Mako

I bet the Chinese would buy the info.

JChristopher

I wonder if the snack food industry has as much of a problem with offshore chip manufacturers.

strider_mt2k

@strider_mt2k: Not so much. The saltiness is good, but when's the last time you saw a can of fish-flavored Pringles?

FredicvsMaximvs

@Curves: Ethics are for real people. Sadly many American corporations do not foster ethical practices, even though their HR Departments require "courses" to ensure compliance. I find this story more of a facet of business, no longer a ethical question - with the primary difference being that this guy was dumb enough to get caught.

liveallnight

Industrial espionage is all to common in practically all sectors of industry. I used to work at a small chemical plant and our closest competitor was over 1000 miles away. But that didn't stop them from doing weekly fly overs when we were expanding our plant.

baltwade

There is no evidence that AMD requested or acquired the designs.

Of course; there's no way that anyone at AMD would be dumb enough to put that in writing.

rekoil

@JChristopher: Probably already have.

taodude

The designs are most likely in the Goodson 3.

:)

aec007

Ah, yes, the sad truth about business ethics. Especially in the corporate world, there really isn't any. Do anything and everything you can to get ahead. I'm kinda glad I work for a small computer firm... we don't have to deal with corporate bullshit. At least not until we get bought out. ;)

piano08man

why does everyone seem to think that AMD or another company was looking for that info? could it not be just plain greed where he steals ideas and joins AMD and pawns it off as his own?

Greed has been around for ages, may it be in the "red coats" or the "red necks" or the "blacks" or the "Chinese" or the "Indians".

Deporting this greedy man does not solve the problem with him or people who will try similar tricks. He should live an example punishment and it should be made public so people would fear the punishment so they would stop being greedy.

Greed, lust and anger has destroyed civilisations for many centuries and still none of us humans take note of it and try to refrain from it.

ggvrsn

@ggvrsn: geez calm down there pal...were all just sittin around laughing at an asshat, and your all having a heart attack about your red necks.

livinzlife

@Y2KGTP: Yea Intel's end of employment contract says that you won't go to work on any similar projects that you have been working on for at least 4 years. I suppose they figure the technology will have gotten old by then. (At least that's what my contract said...)

Antioch18

@Noobs-R-Us:

Just because he doesn't have a Western name doesn't mean he isn't an American citizen. You can't deport citizens - they are of America.

- PR-0927

PR-0927

@Antioch18: Contacts say such things, but would never stand up in court. You cant stop someone from making a living.

steaky

@Noobs-R-Us: How do you know that he's not a citizen? Sending his ass to jail might be better.

bmw5

@baltwade: Yeah, when I used to work for Alcatel, we had similar problems w/ Commscope, and I'm sure that Commscope had the same problems w/ us...

@Noobs-R-Us: WTF? Seriously?

kangaroo

I'm surprised no one noticed, this, but the guy joined AMD while still employed at Intel. He started September 2nd, and turned in his resignation September 10th.

So for a week, he was under the employ of both, which raises a lot of questions.

Non-competes are one thing. But getting employment at a competitor while still employed... just isn't right. He probably now won't have any employment since AMD can't be sure that he didn't (or won't) use any of that information for his job at AMD (which opens AMD up to subsequent lawsuits by Intel). That, and does AMD really want that sort of liability on their team?

Worf

Like most hi-tech companies (and magicians), Intel most likely store these drawings in parts, and no one person can have access to a complete design without the knowledge of the head guy. In other words, this guy probably got useless info that AMD couldn't use. Anyone remember the story of stolen (but incomplete) formula for capacitors? It lead to an industry-wide problem that hit brandnames like HP, IBM and Apple.

Gibberish