TSMC Leak Case: Two Former Engineers Sentenced to 10 and 6 Years

Taiwan courts finalize prison terms for ex-TSMC engineers leaking 2nm data to Tokyo Electron. Appeals rejected, sentences immediate.

Woofun AI reports that the Taiwan Supreme Court rejected appeals from former TSMC engineers Chen Li-ming and Chen Wei-jie, finalizing their 10-year and 6-year prison sentences respectively. The convictions relate to stealing confidential data, including 2-nanometer process information, to assist supplier Tokyo Electron Limited. Chen Li-ming, formerly a yield enhancement engineer at TSMC's Fab 12, recruited colleagues Wu Bing-jun and Ge Yi-ping to access internal files using work laptops. Wu and Ge received 3-year and 2-year sentences, which were finalized after no appeals were filed by the defendants or prosecutors.