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Taiwan 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.

  • Three employees of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. are indicted for stealing trade secrets related to the company's 2-nanometer process, as stated by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office.
  • Prosecutors are seeking prison sentences of 14 years for Chen Li-ming, and lesser sentences for the other two employees.
  • Chen Li-ming, a former TSMC engineer, allegedly accessed trade secrets to assist Tokyo Electron in securing more contracts with TSMC, as reported by the prosecutors' office.
  • TSMC announced it would enhance management and monitoring to protect their trade secrets following the reported theft.
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cna.com.tw broke the news in on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
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