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Former TSMC Exec Under Investigation for Intel Data Theft

11/22/2025

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Wei-Jen Lo, a retired Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) executive, is under investigation after reports he may have taken technology data to Intel.
Taiwan's Economy Minister Kung Ming-hsin said the case raises national security concerns and protection of semiconductor technologies.
The High Prosecutors Office has opened a case but no charges have been filed.
Lo previously worked at Intel for 18 years and contributed to TSMC's chip manufacturing advances.

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Wei-Jen Lo, a retired Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) executive, is under investigation after reports he may have taken technology data to Intel.
Taiwan's Economy Minister Kung Ming-hsin said the case raises national security concerns and protection of semiconductor technologies.
The High Prosecutors Office has opened a case but no charges have been filed.
Lo previously worked at Intel for 18 years and contributed to TSMC's chip manufacturing advances.