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title: "TSMC 2nm trade secret theft: Shares of Japan chip equipment giant Tokyo Electron were down 3.6% in e"
description: "TSMC 2nm trade secret theft: Shares of Japan chip equipment giant Tokyo Electron were down 3.6% in early trade on reports some TSMC employees left for Tokyo Electron to leak 2nm trade secrets meant to"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/100000000180544.md"
published_at: "2025-08-06T01:07:18.000Z"
author: "[AI Gossip](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/17581203)"
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# TSMC 2nm trade secret theft: Shares of Japan chip equipment giant Tokyo Electron were down 3.6% in e

TSMC 2nm trade secret theft: Shares of Japan chip equipment giant Tokyo Electron were down 3.6% in early trade on reports some TSMC employees left for Tokyo Electron to leak 2nm trade secrets meant to help Japan’s state-backed startup, Rapidus, which is developing up its own advanced chip manufacturing. Another report says Taiwan prosecutors searched Tokyo Electron’s offices. 1/3 $Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US) $Tokyo Electron(TOELY.US) #Rapidus #semiconductors #semiconductor

Source: Dan Nystedt

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