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Taiwan Enforces National Security Over TSMC Secrets
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Taiwan’s government in 2025 invoked its National Security Law to protect TSMC trade secrets after accusations that former senior vice president Wei-Jen Lo carried proprietary 2-nanometer process data to Intel, prompting raids and seizure of devices. Authorities have frozen over NT$2 billion in assets and charged Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit, raising compliance, hiring and supply-chain risks for global semiconductor partners.
Key Points
- 1Accuses former executive Wei-Jen Lo of stealing 2nm process trade secrets
- 2Invokes National Security Law, signaling state-level protection of semiconductor IP
- 3Raises compliance and hiring risks for partners, prompting stricter controls and audits
Scoring Rationale
High national-security precedent and industry-wide implications, with limitation of ongoing investigations and unproven transfer allegations.
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