TSMC Employees Accused of Stealing Trade Secrets for iPhone 18 Chip Process
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9mo ago· 3 min readenNews
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Summary
TSMC, Apple's chipmaker, reported that several former employees attempted to steal trade secrets related to its advanced 2-nanometer chip process, intended for the iPhone 18. The company has fired the individuals and is pursuing legal action, with potential criminal prosecution.
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The former employees may also face criminal prosecution.
TSMC leads the world in the most advanced chip processes.
Apple chipmaker TSMC has said that several then-employees tried to steal trade secrets relating to the company’s most advanced chip...
