Overview
- TSMC is conducting an internal investigation into whether former executive Lo Wen-jen took proprietary know-how to Intel.
- Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan rejected the allegation as rumor and speculation, saying the company respects intellectual property.
- Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs says it will work with prosecutors to explain control mechanisms for core technologies and assess national-security concerns.
- Officials and local reports highlight worries about safeguarding TSMC’s process-node leadership, with references to advanced manufacturing know-how.
- Lo retired from TSMC in July and recently joined Intel; authorities and the company have not announced findings or charges.