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市場の話題:TSMCの元エンジニア、企業秘密漏洩で投獄される

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-- 台湾積体電路製造(TSMC、TPE:2330)のエンジニアが、同社の先端2ナノメートルチップ技術に関する企業秘密を漏洩したとして、台湾国家安全維持法に基づき懲役10年の判決を受けた。台北タイムズ紙が火曜日に報じた。 知的財産商事裁判所は、他の元エンジニア3人にも懲役2年から6年の判決を下し、別の被告1人には執行猶予付きの罰金刑を言い渡した。 この事件には東京エレクトロン台湾も関与しており、1億5000万台湾ドルの罰金刑(一部執行猶予付き)が科された。検察によると、エッチング装置データなどの機密情報が不正にアクセスされ、先端チップ製造装置の開発に利用されたという。 TSMCは2025年7月、社内調査の結果、この情報漏洩を報告し、企業秘密侵害に対するゼロトレランス(一切容認しない)の姿勢を改めて表明するとともに、社内の安全対策を強化したと、同紙は伝えている。 (マーケットチャッターのニュースは、世界中の市場専門家との会話から得られた情報に基づいています。この情報は信頼できる情報源に基づいていると考えられますが、噂や憶測が含まれている可能性があります。正確性は保証されません。)

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