Three Indicted in TSMC Chip Technology Theft

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Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted three individuals for allegedly stealing TSMC's 2-nanometer chip trade secrets. The defendants, including a former TSMC employee now at Tokyo Electron and two ex-engineers, are accused of using the information to help the Japanese company secure supplier deals. This is the first case of its kind under Taiwan's National Security Law.

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00:00Taiwan prosecutors have indicted three people for stealing TSMC trade secrets.

00:06The defendants are accused of conspiring to steal information about the company's advanced 2nm process

00:12and using it to help Japan's Tokyo Electron compete for TSMC supplier deals.

00:19A former TSMC employee now at Tokyo Electron faces 14 years in prison,

00:24while two ex-engineers face 9 and 7 years.

00:27This is the first case under the amended National Security Act, which covers state-level economic espionage.

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