HSINCHU CASE: The man allegedly copied information to take with him to a new job in China. He was charged with contravening the Trade Secrets Act and breach of trust

Taipei Times
Date: Apr 19, 2018
By: Lisa Wang  /  Staff reporter

A former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) employee was indicted yesterday for theft of trade secrets linked to the chipmaker’s 28-nanometer process technology, the Hsinchu District Prosecutors’ Office said.

The engineer, surnamed Wu (吳), copied the technological information in September last year with the aim of taking the data with him to China when he took up a new job at CSMC Technologies Corp (華潤上華) in December, the office said in a news release.

“The engineer contravened the Trade Secrets Act (營業秘密法), as he intended to use and divulge the trade secrets he illegally copied in China,” the statement said.

Wu was also indicted for breach of trust, the office said.    [FULL  STORY]