Taiwan court hands down jail terms in TSMC trade secrets case
Summary
A court in Taiwan fined Tokyo Electron’s local branch $5 million and sentenced five people to prison for stealing trade secrets from chipmaker TSMC. The case involved sensitive computer chip technology and national security charges.Key Facts
- The case centers on the theft of TSMC’s advanced computer chip technology.
- Five defendants were sentenced to jail terms, with the longest being 10 years.
- Tokyo Electron’s local unit was fined $5 million by the court.
- Chen Li-ming, a former employee of both TSMC and Tokyo Electron, received a 10-year prison sentence.
- Other former TSMC employees were sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison.
- One former Tokyo Electron employee was given a 10-month suspended sentence.
- The case was heard in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- Tokyo Electron and TSMC have not yet commented on the court’s ruling.
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