The looming Taiwan chip disaster that Silicon Valley has long ignoredIn secret briefings held in Washington and Silicon Valley, national security officials warned executives from companies like Apple, Advance...
26 Feb, 2026, 09.05 AM IST
The looming Taiwan chip disaster that Silicon Valley has long ignoredIf Taiwan is lost, the tech industry won't be able to say it wasn't warned. A New York Times investigation found that executives were so fo...
24 Feb, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
Taiwan wants to arrest OnePlus CEO in latest step to block ChinaTaiwanese authorities have issued an arrest warrant for OnePlus CEO Pete Lau. He is accused of illegally recruiting over 70 engineers from ...
14 Jan, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Intel denies TSMC allegations that executive leaked trade secretsIntel has rejected TSMC’s claims that its returning executive, Wei-Jen Lo, leaked trade secrets. The company insists it has no evidence of ...
27 Nov, 2025, 09.14 AM IST
TSMC files lawsuit against former executive on security concernsIn an emailed statement to Reuters, TSMC said the lawsuit is based on the terms of the employment contract between TSMC and Lo, the non-com...
25 Nov, 2025, 05.44 PM IST
Intel CEO dismisses concerns about new hire bringing TSMC’s techIntel chief executive officer Lip-Bu Tan dismissed reports about a new hire taking trade secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co...
22 Nov, 2025, 08.09 PM IST
TSMC staff accused of stealing 2nm secrets, sharing with rival RapidusTSMC is investigating a potential leak of sensitive 2nm process technology details, specifically hundreds of technical photos, to Japanese ...
09 Aug, 2025, 01.53 AM IST
TSMC cracks down on potential trade secret breach, initiates legal actionIt remains unclear what the former employees intended to do with the information or whether it was leaked to external parties, with investi...
05 Aug, 2025, 05.03 PM IST
A Tata-Tesla deal has just won India a big strategic edgeTata's likely deal with Tesla to supply semiconductor chips marks a major milestone for India, enhancing its strategic power globally. As c...
16 Apr, 2024, 05.03 PM IST
Taiwan boosts protection of key tech, but says won't affect chipmakers' businessTaiwan makes the majority of the world's most advanced semiconductor chips, used in everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, and t...
06 Dec, 2023, 12.33 PM IST
A jailed South Korean chip executive denies stealing Samsung data for China factory in a letterChoi Jinseog, a South Korean chip executive, said the allegations against him for illegally obtaining secret information to build a semicon...
30 Jun, 2023, 05.49 PM IST
MediaTek says will defend itself in accusation over patent 'bounty' agreementRealtek Semiconductor Corp's lawsuit, lodged in California, accuses MediaTek of conspiring with IPValue Management Inc in an effort to driv...
08 Jun, 2023, 11.34 AM IST
Engineers from Taiwan bolstered China's chip industry. Now they're leaving.The Taiwanese government has begun to discourage local engineers from going to China, concerned that they were taking proprietary informati...
22 Nov, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
Semiconductor secrets: Taiwan's government propose a law to prevent China from stealing its chip technologyTech powerhouse Taiwan makes the majority of the world's most advanced semiconductor chips, used in everything from fighter jets to mobile ...
17 Feb, 2022, 11.13 AM IST
World’s supply of chips is in danger unless Taiwan gets vaccinesIntel is a rival and plans to challenge TSMC at the cutting edge, but Gelsinger isn’t the only voice making for uncomfortable listening in ...
24 May, 2021, 09.24 AM IST
Taiwan says China waging economic warfare against tech sectorTaiwan is home to a thriving and world-leading semiconductor industry, used in everything from fighter jets to cars, and the government has...
28 Apr, 2021, 11.41 AM IST
PlayStations & iPhones may get expensive, thanks to microchip shortageElectronic gadgets and cars will be in shorter supply or more expensive throughout 2021.
18 Feb, 2021, 05.48 PM IST