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ARTICLE · 09 OCTOBER 2025

Fallout From Trade Secret Theft In Taiwan

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As reported by Reuters, three former employees of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ("TSMC") were charged with violating security law and other offences in Taiwan.

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As reported by Reuters, three former employees of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ("TSMC") were charged with violating security law and other offences in Taiwan. The prosecutors have reportedly indicted these three individuals for illegally obtaining trade secrets related to sensitive chip technology from TSMC.

One of the three individuals reportedly worked for the Taiwanese subsidiary of Tokyo Electron, a Japanese chipmaking equipment manufacturer. Prosecutors allege that he asked the two other individuals to provide information regarding equipment for manufacturing cutting-edge 2-nanometer semiconductors, which are not yet commercially available. These two individuals reportedly suggested that the aim of obtaining the information was to make Tokyo Electron a supplier to TSMC.

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