Taiwan Court Rules in TSMC Trade Secret Case
A Taiwan court sentenced defendants to up to 10 years in prison for stealing TSMC chip technology. Tokyo Electron's local unit was also fined T$150 million.
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A court in Taiwan has delivered a significant ruling in a high-profile trade secrets case, sentencing defendants to prison terms of up to 10 years. The legal proceedings centered on the alleged theft of sensitive semiconductor manufacturing technology belonging to industry leader TSMC. Alongside the individual sentences, the court imposed a fine of T$150 million ($4.78 million) on the local subsidiary of Japan-based TOKYO ELECTRON LTD.
