--- title: "Tokyo Electron's Taiwan unit says it will not appeal ruling in TSMC trade secrets case" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/287146840.md" description: "Tokyo Electron's Taiwan unit announced it will not appeal a court ruling that fined it T$150 million ($5 million) for trade secrets violations related to TSMC's chip technology. The company respects the judicial process and takes the ruling seriously." datetime: "2026-05-21T02:10:11.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/287146840.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287146840.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/287146840.md) --- # Tokyo Electron's Taiwan unit says it will not appeal ruling in TSMC trade secrets case Reuters 20 May 2026 at 7:10 pm TAIPEI, May 21 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electron's ‌Taiwan unit ‌told Reuters in a ​written response on Thursday that it respects the ‌judicial process, ⁠takes the court ruling seriously ⁠and will not appeal ​in the ​TSMC ​trade secret ‌case. In April, a Taiwan court fined the Taiwan unit of Japan's ‌Tokyo Electron ​T$150 million ($5 ​million) ​in a ‌case involving trade ​secrets ​related to TSMC's sensitive chip ​technology. (Reporting ‌by Wen-Yee Lee; ​Editing by ​Kim Coghill) ### Related Stocks - [TOELY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TOELY.US.md) - [8035.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/8035.JP.md) - [TSM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSM.US.md) - [TSMX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSMX.US.md) - [TSMG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSMG.US.md) - [TSMU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSMU.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [A $1.5 Trillion Reason to Buy Taiwan Semi Stock Here](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286677313.md) - [Noteworthy Insider Activity: BorZen Tien Invests $139K In Taiwan Semiconductor Stock](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286936172.md) - [Weitz Investment Management boosts TSMC stake with 20,000 shares](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286630768.md) - [Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. $TSM Stock Position Lifted by HighTower Advisors LLC](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286875739.md) - [TSMC VP Tien Bor-Zen acquires shares worth $6,718.06](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287209816.md)