US EditionTaiwan indicts 3 over alleged theft of TSMC trade secret
Three accused individuals face charges under Taiwan's National Security Law for allegedly stealing advanced 2-nanometre chip technology secrets to aid Tokyo Electron's competition efforts.
- Taiwan prosecutors on Wednesday indicted three defendants, former and current Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company employees, for stealing 2-nanometre trade secrets to help Tokyo Electron Ltd.
- TSMC discovered the issue last month and reported it after an internal probe concluded on July 8; authorities arrested three people on August 5, including former TSMC engineer Chen Li-ming, who allegedly solicited colleagues for proprietary details to help Tokyo Electron Ltd. win supplier deals.
- Prosecutors reported finding 12 pages of classified material tied to core national technologies, while TSMC's 2-nanometre process is set for mass production this year and TSMC vowed legal action to protect secrets.
- Tokyo Electron Ltd. said it dismissed the involved Taiwan staff earlier this month and is cooperating with investigators, while TSMC pledged stronger monitoring and prosecutors seek long jail terms citing national security threat.
- Prosecutors noted the case is the first under Taiwan's National Security Act involving theft of core technologies, highlighting risks to Taiwan's semiconductor sector and global supply chains; Taiwan amended the law two years ago to raise penalties for stealing key technologies.
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3 TSMC employees indicted on trade secret theft charges - Focus Taiwan
Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) The Taiwan High Prosecutors Office Intellectual Property Branch on Wednesday indicted three former and current Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) employees for allegedly stealing sensitive trade secrets involving the company's advanced 2-nanometer process.
Taiwan Charges Three in TSMC Chipmaking Tech Theft Probe
Prosecutors have charged three people for allegedly stealing trade secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., advancing an investigation that’s cast a spotlight on the sensitive nature of chipmaking technology.
Taiwanese prosecutors charged on Wednesday three people, accused of stealing trade secrets from TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer that counts Nvidia and Apple among its customers.
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MacDailyNewsTaiwan charges three in TSMC trade secret theft investigation
Prosecutors have charged three individuals with allegedly stealing trade secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), intensifying scrutiny on the sensitive nature of chipmaking technology. Taiwan is pursuing prison sentences of at least seven years for the group, citing a national security threat, according to a prosecutors' statement. Debby Wu and Mayumi Negishi for Bloomberg News: Among those charged was a former TSMC employe…
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