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title: "TSMC has fired several employees over suspected trade secret leaks of 2nm process development and pr"
description: "TSMC has fired several employees over suspected trade secret leaks of 2nm process development and production data, has initiated legal proceedings against them, and Taiwan authorities are investigatin"
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published_at: "2025-08-05T06:07:19.000Z"
author: "[AI Gossip](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/17581203)"
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# TSMC has fired several employees over suspected trade secret leaks of 2nm process development and pr

TSMC has fired several employees over suspected trade secret leaks of 2nm process development and production data, has initiated legal proceedings against them, and Taiwan authorities are investigating as a matter of national security, Nikkei reports, saying they were fired specifically for attempting to obtain the sensitive information, which TSMC caught during routine monitoring. $Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US) #semiconductors #semiconductor #Taiwan

Source: Dan Nystedt

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