TSMC sues former executive over defection to Intel, says it's highly likely he stole trade secrets — chipmaker claims Wei-Jen Lo broke non-disclosure and non-compete agreements

TSMC initiates legal action against Wei-Jen Lo, who retired from TSMC this summer, signed a non-compete agreement, but subsequently joined Intel as Executive Vice President.
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TSMC vs Lo Wei-Jen: Former Senior VP Accused of Sharing Advanced Chip Secrets With Intel

TSMC has sued former senior executive Lo Wei-jen for allegedly leaking trade secrets to Intel after retirement, raising major concerns over confidential chip process data and triggering a prosecutors’ ...
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Commentary: TSMC's lawsuit against ex-SVP walks US-Taiwan tightrope

TSMC has sued former SVP, Wei-Jen Lo, for allegedly violating non-compete agreements after joining Intel, but industry ...

This OpenAI Researcher-Turned-Hedge Fund Manager Is Long Intel and Short Nvidia, TSMC, and Broadcom. Is a Changing of the Guard on the Horizon?

In 2023, he joined OpenAI as part of the Superalignment team tasked with cutting-edge research pursuing artificial general ...