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@ 2017/05/04Passed them to the Chinese
A former TSMC engineer has been charged with stealing secrets from the pure play foundry and giving them to the China-based Shanghai Huali Microelectronics (HLMC).
The information is apparently proprietary information and other materials related to the foundry's 28nm process technology have been passed to HLMC.
According to the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Offic,e the engineer, known only by the handle "Hsu" accepted a job offer at Shanghai Huali Microelectronics (HLMC), but was arrested before starting the new job in Shanghai.
A former TSMC engineer has been charged with stealing secrets from the pure play foundry and giving them to the China-based Shanghai Huali Microelectronics (HLMC).
The information is apparently proprietary information and other materials related to the foundry's 28nm process technology have been passed to HLMC.
According to the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Offic,e the engineer, known only by the handle "Hsu" accepted a job offer at Shanghai Huali Microelectronics (HLMC), but was arrested before starting the new job in Shanghai.
