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Tokyo Electron confirms Taiwan unit employee's involvement in intellectual property case
Tokyo Electron Ltd said on Thursday a former employee of its Taiwan subsidiary was involved in a case cited by the Intellectual Property Branch of the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office on Tuesday.
Tokyo Electron Employee Involved in Taiwan Semiconductor Trade Secret Scandal
Tokyo Electron Ltd revealed that a former employee of its Taiwan subsidiary is linked to a Taiwanese investigation into stolen trade secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The company is cooperating with authorities and asserts no confidential information was shared.
Tokyo Electron sacks Taiwan employee over TSMC tech leak
Taiwanese media reported the leaked information was related to TSMC’s most advanced 2-nanometre chip technology. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tokyo Electron: Former Employee of Unit in Taiwan Involved in Aug. 5 Case Cited by Taiwan High Prosecutors Office
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TSMC trade secrets leak puts Japan’s Tokyo Electron on hot seat
The chip-gear maker and its peers have regularly been targeted for their intellectual property by entities with ties to China.
Tokyo Electron Confirms Now-Former Employee Involved in IP Case
Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Tokyo Electron has confirmed a now-fired employee is involved in an intellectual property case in Taiwan. Correction: The report "FT: Prosecutors Raid Tokyo Electron in TSMC Espionage Case" in this show states that the former TSMC employees have been charged in this case.

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 ...
Taipei Times2d

Tokyo Electron removes staff over TSMC tech leak

Tokyo Electron Ltd yesterday said it has fired an employee at its Taiwan subsidiary over their alleged involvement in a trade ...

Tokyo Electron: Ex-worker is one of 3 people detained over TSMC secrets theft

Japanese chip-making equipment maker Tokyo Electron says a former employee of its Taiwan subsidiary was involved in the ...

TSMC Secrets Leak Puts Japan’s Tokyo Electron on Hot Seat

A Taiwanese investigation into the possible theft of chip technology at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is putting a ...
The Japan Times2d

Tokyo Electron fires worker suspected of stealing TSMC tech

Taiwan prosecutors arrested six at TSMC on suspicion of intellectual property theft this week, including an individual who ...

Will US-Japan nuclear talks ease Tokyo’s concern over a Taiwan Strait conflict?

Chinese defence ministry says Japan should have a deep understanding that nuclear war must not be fought, and can never be ...

Six arrests over attempted 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 ...