Chip War Casualties: Taiwan's TSMC Faces a New Kind of Threat The indictment of a former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) employee on charges of stealing core chipmaking technology and attempting to leak it to China has sent shockwaves through the global semiconductor industry.
This case, the first of its kind in Taiwan, highlights the increasing sophistication of China's tactics in its quest for technological supremacy.
At the heart of this story is Chen, a former deputy manager at TSMC who allegedly conspired with a Chinese national to set up a chip company in China.