TSMC pursues legal action against employees caught in trade secret thefts

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) announced the detection and eventual discovery of what seems to be a leak of proprietary data about its 2nm chips. The company disclosed that it had started legal proceedings against the affected employees, who were also fired. The top chipmaker revealed that the leaked data included sensitive information about the 2nm chip’s development and production. TSMC said the discovery was made during “routine monitoring,” and the leaked information could thr...