Taiwan Court Sanctions Tokyo Electron in TSMC Trade Secrets Case
Published on: April 27, 2026, 3:10 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
A Taiwan court has fined Tokyo Electron's local unit T$150 million and sentenced five individuals for stealing TSMC's chip technology secrets. The case, tied to national security breaches, involved confidential 2-nanometre process technology. Former employees received various jail terms, and the company has agreed on improved trade secrets protection with TSMC.
