Ex-Google Engineer and Family Charged Over Alleged Pixel Tensor Processor Trade Secret Theft in the US

Three engineers, including a former employee of Google, have been charged in the United States over the alleged theft of confidential trade secrets linked to the company’s Tensor processor technology used in Google Pixel smartphones.According to an indictment unsealed in the Northern District of California, the accused are Samaneh Ghandali, her husband Mohammadjavad Khosravi, and her sister Soroor Ghandali. Federal prosecutors allege the trio conspired to steal sensitive chip design and security information and transfer it outside authorised channels.The case is being heard at the US District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose.US Federal Charges Over Alleged Google Tensor Chip Trade Secret TheftProsecutors have filed 14 felony counts, including conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets, theft of trade secrets, and obstruction of justice. If convicted on the most serious charges, the defendants could face lengthy prison sentences under US federal law.Court documents state that Samaneh Ghandali worked as a hardware engineer at Google between 2019 and 2023. During that time, she allegedly had access to confidential information relating to the design and architecture of Google’s Tensor processors, the custom chips that power Pixel smartphones and support artificial intelligence features on the device.Authorities claim that hundreds…  ​Read MoreStartupTalky- Business News, Insights and Stories