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description: "TSMC 2nm technology theft case: Taiwan prosecutors have indicted 3 engineers in the TSMC case and are seeking sentences of 14-years, 9-years and 7-years, respectively, media report, adding investigators say equipment supplier Tokyo Electron was seeking ways to get its etching tools approved on TSMC’s 2nm production lines. One employee was a former TSMC engineer, so he contacted former colleagues to help access files needed to improve the performance of the etching tools. $Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US) $Tokyo Electron(TOELY.US) #Japan #TokyoElectron #semiconductorsSource: Dan Nystedt"
datetime: "2025-08-28T01:44:45.000Z"
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# TSMC 2nm technology theft case: Taiwan prosecutors…


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