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TSMC Chip Secrets at Risk? Apple, Nvidia Supplier Reportedly Probes Trade Secret Breach As Ex-Employees Accused Of Data Theft

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) has reportedly uncovered that some ex-employees illegally accessed and obtained trade secrets related to its advanced wafer manufacturing ...
AppleInsider

Ex-TSMC staff arrested over alleged chip trade secret theft

Three people, including a pair of former employees of TSMC, were arrested for allegedly stealing proprietary technology from Apple's chip partner, Taiwanese prosecutors have confirmed. Industrial ...
Reuters

TSMC to market system to manage trade secrets, its lawyer says

TSMC’s trade secrets registry system designed to spur innovation Database logs over 610,000 cases of technologies and know-how TSMC has begun promoting the system to suppliers TAIPEI, Aug 28 (Reuters) ...
9to5Mac

14-year prison term sought over theft of trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process [U]

Six people have been arrested after Apple chipmaker TSMC said that several then-employees tried to steal trade secrets relating to the company’s most advanced chip process. TSMC fired the individuals ...
Android

TSMC Sues Former SVP Over Alleged Trade Secret Transfer to Intel

TSMC sued former SVP Wei-Jen Lo for violating non-compete agreements and allegedly taking trade secrets to Intel shortly after retirement. TSMC cites his suspicious access to A16/A14 node data.
CNN

Taiwan detains TSMC staff for alleged theft of key technology trade secrets

Taiwanese authorities have detained three current and former employees of the world’s largest chip manufacturer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), for allegedly stealing trade secrets ...