TSMC trade secret theft ends in 10-year sentence, $4.6M fine against Tokyo Electron

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By Joseph(C) ChenApr 27, 2026, 12:56 am469 ptsHotTop
A Taiwanese court handed down its harshest ruling yet in a semiconductor trade secret case on Monday, sentencing a former TSMC engineer to 10 years in prison and fining Japanese equipment giant Tokyo Electron (TEL) NT$150 million (approximately US$4.6 million) for stealing advanced chipmaking secrets —…

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