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Suicide and silicon: why would anyone want to kill an American engineer in Singapore?
http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/11/42...ill-shane-todd
http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/11/4209650/why-would-anyone-want-to-kill-shane-todd
Why didn't this professor called up to testify by the inquiry counsel? Because his testimony would go against the story that the government wants the world to believe.
Gallium nitride is also used in LEDs and cellphone towers. However, the amplifier in Todd’s plans specified frequencies "well above" cellular networks and was more in line with the levels needed for radar, said Robert York, an electrical engineer and professor at University of California Santa Barbara, a leader in gallium nitride research.
Did IME deny this?
Evidence on his hard drive suggests a license was granted for a technology transfer from the US company Veeco, but it seems the formula or "recipe" was not included.
Wouldn't Todd be stressed by this?
If IME intended to pass technology to Huawei, the companies could be fined by the US government for up to five times the value of the technology; the US’s extremely friendly relationship with Singapore could be endangered; and Todd could have gone to jail for up to ten years.
Why wasn't this explored at the inquiry?
Todd’s family said he was trying to escape IME for months as he was becoming increasingly uncomfortable with what he was being asked to do. He tried to quit with 60 days notice, but IME persuaded him to tack on an extra 30 days. "IME was trying to convince him to stay until the end," his brother Dylan recalled.
He was happy to leave and celebrated ...that's not how a depressed individual behave.
Todd finally succeeded in extricating himself, landing a new job back in the US at the research firm Nuvotronics. On Friday, June 22nd, he celebrated his last day over lunch with coworkers from IME. Two days later, his girlfriend found his body hanging in his apartment.
IME kept painting a picture that Todd was an insignificant player in IME, doing 'logistic' work. Why?
The value of Todd's research "potentially, depending on the application, would go into the billions," said Asif Anwar, who researches the defense industry as a director at the global consulting firm Strategy Analytics.
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