Intel says ex-TSMC hire brought no trade secrets

Intel said it is not taking any confidential material from TSMC, and the company made that clear on Thursday. Lip‑Bu Tan, the still-new CEO, pushed back after reports from Taiwan claimed a recent hire may have carried trade secrets into Intel. Lip-Bu said the company follows the rules, and he brushed off the noise in a way that sounded like he had already moved on. He said, “It’s rumor and speculation. There’s nothing to it. We respect IP.” Taiwanese newspapers spent the whole week talking about how Lo Wen‑jen, a 75‑year‑old former senior figure at TSMC who retired in July and then joined Intel a few weeks ago, had taken proprietary knowledge from TSMC right before he left. Then John Nieh from Taiwan’s High Prosecutors Office said officials are checking if anyone broke any law. For Taiwan, this matters because TSMC now sits at more than $1.15 trillion in market...

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