Tokyo Electron Confirms No Appeal in TSMC Trade Secret Case
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Tokyo Electron and the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office have opted not to appeal the initial court ruling in a TSMC trade secret leak case, finalizing the verdict for the company. Tokyo Electron received a three-year suspended sentence and was ordered to pay a total of NT$150 million. The case centered on former TSMC engineer Chen Li-ming leaking advanced process secrets to help Tokyo Electron secure orders for TSMC's 2nm process. Several individual defendants, including Chen, have appealed their sentences.