TSMC(US:TSM) Guan Cha Zhe Wang·2025-08-08 06:16Group 1 - Tokyo Electron announced the dismissal of an employee from its Taipei branch following the arrest of six individuals suspected of stealing TSMC's trade secrets [1] - TSMC confirmed the leak of trade secrets related to its 2nm process, resulting in the dismissal of multiple employees and legal actions against them [1][2] - The investigation revealed that approximately 10 individuals were involved, including a former TSMC employee who contacted R&D personnel to obtain confidential information [1] Group 2 - Three individuals from the 2nm trial production team were found to have leaked over 400 images of process integration technology to Tokyo Electron employees while working remotely [2] - TSMC maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards violations of trade secret protection and has implemented strict monitoring mechanisms to detect such breaches [1][2] - In the global foundry market, TSMC holds a dominant position with a 67.6% market share, while Samsung and SMIC follow with 7.7% and 6.0% respectively [3]