Taiwanese prosecutors have searched the homes of former TSMC Senior Vice President Lo Wen-jen, days after the company filed a civil lawsuit alleging that Lo may have leaked trade secrets to Intel. The searches took place on Wednesday, November 26, at Lo’s residences in Taipei and Hsinchu, with authorities confirming that they seized digital devices as part of an ongoing investigation.
TSMC initiated legal action earlier this week, arguing that there is a “high likelihood” that Lo misappropriated sensitive information before joining Intel. The former executive retired from TSMC in July after more than two decades, including a stretch leading research and technology development for some of the company’s most advanced nodes. Intel, which previously employed Lo before his 2004 move to TSMC, said in a statement that it backs Lo and has no reason to believe the allegations.
