TSMC formally sues ex-SVP over alleged transfer of secrets to Intel

[kevin01]

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.

As they say, even smart people can be dumb.

I would give Lo some benefit of the doubt; he probably did not plan to join Intel when he exited, but rather, Intel convinced him to join after he exited. It is not clear to me that Intel had even tried to poach him while he was still at TSMC.

 

[lilo777]

It doesn't matter who made the copies if he took them out of the building. Whether he does his own photocopying is beside the point. I note you've implictly agreed that there were copies and boxes here (I really have no idea). This is really basic IP protection stuff that anyone involved in the semi business should understand. Like Dan, I wouldn't knowingly hire anyone who didn't. Most of us have seen enough incidents and near misses to know better.

Not every piece of paper is IP. My point about TSMC making the copies was simply to emphasize that TSMC was aware.

 

[Fred Chen]

Easiest solution: get all the boxes back.

 

[siliconbruh999]

Easiest solution: get all the boxes back.

DHL or FedEx how would you like them delivered

 

[Fred Chen]

DHL or FedEx how would you like them delivered

That's the thing, would have thought they're still in TW.

 

[ai268]

TSMC to Trump: " You have all the documents now, with all the same machinery". Good luck.

 

[swka]

Not every piece of paper is IP. My point about TSMC making the copies was simply to emphasize that TSMC was aware.

there is no excuse to take any document, let alone 20 boxes. the definition of IP here has a very low bar., throw in trade secrete, one can be 100% sure the content in the 20 boxes are problematic