A Taiwanese investigation into the possible theft of chip technology at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is putting a low-profile, lesser-known tech linchpin in Japan under unusual scrutiny.

TAIPEI] Tokyo Electron said on Thursday (Aug 7) it has fired an employee at its Taiwan subsidiary over their alleged involvement in a trade secret leak at Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC. Read more at The Business Times.

Japan's leading semiconductor equipment maker, announced on August 7 2025 that it has fired an employee at its Taiwan subsidiary over alleged involvement in a case tied to the unauthorized acquisition of confidential information from TSMC.