Taiwanese prosecutors have charged the Japanese semiconductor company Tokyo Electron with failing to prevent its staff from allegedly attempting to steal trade secrets from cutting-edge silicon wafer firm TSMC, as reported by Bloomberg. The prosecutors are targeting Tokyo Electron with charges of violating business secrets and national security laws, and are seeking a fine for its failings.
Although they stopped short of claiming that Tokyo Electron had made use of the proprietary technologies that its employees allegedly attempted to steal from TSMC, they do hold it accountable for the attempted theft.
