Biswamohan Pani
Encyclopedia
Biswamohan Pani is a former design engineer
at Intel. In November 2008 he was charged with stealing $1 billion worth of trade secret
s from Intel while he worked for its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices
(AMD). The information he apparently obtained is believed to be related to Intel's next-generation Itanium
microprocessor
. "If convicted, Pani could face 10 years in prison for the theft charge and up to 20 years on each wire fraud charge." This incident shed light, according to BusinessWeek
, on the vulnerability of Intel, one of the world's biggest and most sophisticated technology companies.
Design engineer
Design Engineer is a general term that covers multiple engineering disciplines including electrical, mechanical, industrial design and civil engineering, architectural engineers in the U.S...
at Intel. In November 2008 he was charged with stealing $1 billion worth of trade secret
Trade secret
A trade secret is a formula, practice, process, design, instrument, pattern, or compilation of information which is not generally known or reasonably ascertainable, by which a business can obtain an economic advantage over competitors or customers...
s from Intel while he worked for its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices
Advanced Micro Devices
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. or AMD is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for commercial and consumer markets...
(AMD). The information he apparently obtained is believed to be related to Intel's next-generation Itanium
Itanium
Itanium is a family of 64-bit Intel microprocessors that implement the Intel Itanium architecture . Intel markets the processors for enterprise servers and high-performance computing systems...
microprocessor
Microprocessor
A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...
. "If convicted, Pani could face 10 years in prison for the theft charge and up to 20 years on each wire fraud charge." This incident shed light, according to BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
, on the vulnerability of Intel, one of the world's biggest and most sophisticated technology companies.
External links
- Former Intel Employee Indicted for Stealing More than $1 Billion of Trade Secrets at the U.S. Department of Justice (November 5, 2008)