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Should we also consider it a betrayal when people changed jobs from Intel to TSM at a time when TSM was in a weaker position? And why would that be considered a betrayal, given that he had worked at Intel for 18 years before joining TSM? I don’t understand the double-standard argument.
They aren't stopping anyone else accessing resources or doing anything or holding anyone hostage. Other people and companies are quite free to try and catch up. If they can. They got where they are by being damn good at what they do and satisfying their customers. Not abusing them.
They aren't stopping anyone else accessing resources or doing anything or holding anyone hostage. Other people and companies are quite free to try and catch up. If they can. They got where they are by being damn good at what they do and satisfying their customers. Not abusing them.
Taiwanese government is directly involved in this case. Silicon shield/trying to lock resources within Taiwan, whatever you want to call it, is too obvious.
Let's be clear: we do not know what exactly (if anything) Wei-Jen Lo took from TSMC. As I understand, TSMC was aware of the situation and did not mind it. They filed the lawsuit only after they learned that he joined Intel. The real thing they might be unhappy about is the latter and they might want to prevent him from working for Intel. So we have a situation where TSMC claims there is IP theft and Intel claims there is none. While I have no idea who is right, in general, in the dispute between the US corporate culture and Taiwanese corporate culture I tend to trust US corporation more.
Should we also consider it a betrayal when people changed jobs from Intel to TSM at a time when TSM was in a weaker position? And why would that be considered a betrayal, given that he had worked at Intel for 18 years before joining TSM? I don’t understand the double-standard argument.
He lied during his exit interview and stole IP. That is betrayal not matter what company you work for or what country you live in.
Had he been honest during the exit interview and said something like "I want to finish my career how it started, with Intel" he would have been fine. Now his reputation, everything he has done, will have a stain on it no matter what the jury says years from now.
He lied during his exit interview and stole IP. That is betrayal not matter what company you work for or what country you live in.
Had he been honest during the exit interview and said something like "I want to finish my career how it started, with Intel" he would have been fine. Now his reputation, everything he has done, will have a stain on it no matter what the jury says years from now.
I don’t agree. He acted that way for a reason. If he had been in a U.S. company, I think he would have done as you said. But given that it was TSM and Taiwan, this was how he chose to handle it. It makes sense to me, especially considering the current response. Reputation is defined by one’s ability—such as leading a difficult turnaround—not by accepting other people’s decisions about your career path.
If there is any IP infringement from both sides, then prove it. Otherwise, it is accusation at most. The same logic can be applied to TSM taking trade secrets from Intel given there are quite a few ex Intel employees at TSM.
The Internet and related media has made "innocent until proven guilty" less and less of a thing these days, unfortunately. It looks very suspicious but we don't know for sure what LWJ has done yet regarding IP theft.
Let's be clear: we do not know what exactly (if anything) Wei-Jen Lo took from TSMC. As I understand, TSMC was aware of the situation and did not mind it. They filed the lawsuit only after they learned that he joined Intel. The real thing they might be unhappy about is the latter and they might want to prevent him from working for Intel. So we have a situation where TSMC claims there is IP theft and Intel claims there is none. While I have no idea who is right, in general, in the dispute between the US corporate culture and Taiwanese corporate culture I tend to trust US corporation more.
The TSMC Media Statement is pretty clear on what Wei-Jen Lo did. Had he not lied to the TSMC general counsel during the exit interview he would not be in this mess. And it is most certainly a mess once the lawyers get involved. I can assure you they will find something. Hopefully he did not unseal those 20 boxes of notes he took. Do you think TSMC would have allowed him to take those boxes if they knew he was going to Intel?
I was in a similar situation. I was VP at and EDA company and got an offer from a start-up company. I told the CEO and gave a 30 day notice. He walked me out that day with a copy of the NDA I signed and he even took my rolodex and company journal. Non-competes are not enforceable in California so that was not even an option. Had I lied and took my company notes I would have ended up in court just like Wei-Jen Lo. I did get my rolodex back after it was copied.
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