Taiwan court sentences TSMC trade secrets case defendants
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- Category: Asia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-27 01:43 UTC
- Sources: Al Jazeera
A Taiwan court has handed down jail terms to five defendants in a trade secrets case involving chipmaker TSMC. The ex-Tokyo Electron employee was sentenced to 10 years, while the others received between 10 months and six years.
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