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TSMC fires several employees over the suspicion of stealing 2 nm process tech secrets, with Taiwan authorities investigating the matter due to national security fears
A sentence of up to 12 years in prison and a $3.3 million fine could be demanded by prosecutors.
A single company firing staff over the suspicion of theft doesn't always make for headline news, but when the business in question is TSMC and its cutting-edge fabrication technology, it's not hard to see why Taiwan's Supreme Prosecutors Office has got involved in the matter. After an internal investigation, the chip-making giant came to the conclusion that there was sufficient evidence to suspect that 'core national trade secrets' were being illegally obtained, and so filed a lawsuit against the employees in question. Adding more logic units and cache, via increased transistor counts, normally just results in a larger chip, but if they can all be made smaller, the die sizes can stay small but still offer more performance.
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