Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) sued its former senior executive Lo Wei-jen on Tuesday, accusing him of violating work rules and sharing trade secrets with US chipmaker Intel.
The former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) executive suspected of leaking technical secrets did not have access to the company's core technology, National Development Council (NDC) head Yeh Chun-hsien said Thursday.
According to the news report, the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office said Tuesday that its Intellectual Property Branch has initiated a probe into the actions of Lo Wei-jen, who allegedly stole restricted information on TSMC's 2-nanometer, A16, and A14 processes before retiring as TSMC's senior
Prosecutors have launched an investigation into allegations that a former executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) stole the chipmaker's secrets related to its advanced processes and transferred them to a foreign entity, Focus Taiwan reported.