Overview
- Prosecutors filed charges against Tokyo Electron's Taiwan subsidiary under the National Security Act and the Trade Secrets Act.
- The case follows an August indictment alleging theft of TSMC’s 2-nanometer process information by a former TSMC employee who later joined Tokyo Electron.
- Investigators concluded the company had a legal duty to supervise the employee yet lacked concrete preventive or managerial controls.
- If convicted, the Taiwan unit could face fines of up to T$120 million.
- Tokyo Electron did not immediately comment, after previously saying it had not confirmed organizational involvement.