TSMC

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In August, Taiwan prosecutors indicted three people for theft of trade secrets from chipmaker TSMC, accusing them of conspiring to use the information to help Tokyo Electron.

Taiwan charges Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit in TSMC trade secrets case

The unit could face fines of up to NT$120 million if convicted

TSMC says former senior vice-president Lo Wen-jen Lo is highly likely to leak or transfer its trade secrets to Intel.

TSMC sues former senior vice-president who joined Intel over trade secrets

The company says Lo had failed to disclose in his exit interview that he was planning to work for Intel

The Kospi's decline follows a sell-off in tech sector leaders including Samsung Electronics.

Asia tech rout resumes as stocks slide on AI valuation fears

The declines follow a sharp reversal on Wall Street, where a rebound led by Nvidia fizzled

“It’s rumour and speculation. There’s nothing to it. We respect IP,” Intel's CEO Tan Lip-Bu said.

Intel CEO Tan Lip-Bu denies claims new hire stole TSMC trade secrets

The executive is alleged to have taken proprietary knowhow from his former employer just before his departure

TSMC's sales in October rose by 16.9%, the slowest pace since February 2024.

TSMC monthly sales growth slows as AI demand moderates

However, industry executives remain buoyant about AI-driven growth

In South Korea, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix together make up about 30% of the Kospi.

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TSMC had argued that the use of the two words in combination is unique and unusual, and that the slogan has been registered in other countries.

Chipmaker TSMC fails in bid to trademark ‘Unleash Innovation’ slogan in Singapore

[SINGAPORE] The world’s largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has failed in its bid to register the slogan “Unleash Innovation” as a trademark in Singapore.

There has recently been a flurry of mega deals between AI firms and chipmakers to build data centre capacity.

Nvidia unveils first Blackwell chip wafer made with TSMC in US

Companies have been racing to meet the broader AI industry’s voracious appetite for computing power as they develop AI technology that meets or exceeds human intelligence