TAIPEI, Taiwan—Local prosecutors have indicted three individuals for allegedly stealing trade secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to help a Japanese equipment supplier secure more orders from the world’s largest contract chipmaker.
The three defendants, who were arrested earlier this month, were charged under the National Security Act and the Trade Secrets Act, the High Prosecutors’ Office’s Intellectual Property Branch announced in an Aug. 27 statement.
The case marks the first time Taiwan’s National Security Law has been used to prosecute the theft of what are considered Taiwan’s national core technologies, according to prosecutors.
“This case involves core technologies that are the lifeline of [Taiwan’s] industries and seriously threatens the international competitiveness of its semiconductor industry,” prosecutors wrote, according to a translation of the original text….
Taiwan Prosecutors Charge 3 People for Allegedly Stealing TSMC Trade Secrets
