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Six arrests over attempted theft of trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process


Six people have been arrested after Apple chipmaker TSMC said that several then-employees tried to steal trade secrets relating to...

Several former employees of TSMC are suspected of attempting to obtain critical proprietary information on 2-nanometer chip development and production while working at the company, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. In response to Nikkei Asia’s questions, TSMC said that it recently “detected unauthorized activities during routine monitoring, leading to the discovery of potential trade secret leaks.” Tokyo Electron Ltd said it’s fired an employee at its Taipei unit […] The Japanese chip gear maker said in a statement it’s cooperating with the ongoing investigation, though it remains unclear if any data had been shared with third parties.

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