国芯网·2025-12-03 04:44Group 1 - The Taiwanese court has announced the prosecution of Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) and its employees for violating local security and trade secret laws, with a potential fine of 120 million New Taiwan Dollars [2][4] - This case marks the first instance in Taiwan where a company is prosecuted under the security law for allegedly stealing core technology trade secrets [4] - The prosecution claims that TEL failed to implement necessary measures to prevent the theft of trade secrets, which constitutes a management failure [5] Group 2 - A former employee of TEL is accused of soliciting colleagues at TSMC to steal confidential data related to TSMC's 2nm process technology, which is considered one of the most advanced chip manufacturing technologies globally [4][5] - TSMC reported the incident to law enforcement, emphasizing the high commercial value and strategic sensitivity of the 2nm process technology [5]