Taiwan alleges ex-TSMC staff stole chip secrets to sell to China

Indictment is first under National Security Act involving attempt to advance Chinese chip ambitions

Taiwanese prosecutors say TSMC was able to recover sensitive technical documents that allegedly had been copied without authorization. © Reuters

TAIPEI -- Taiwanese prosecutors on Monday indicted a former TSMC deputy manager for allegedly stealing trade secrets involving national core technologies with the intent of using them to advance China's chip ambitions.