The chief executive officer (CEO) of Tokyo Electron (TEL), a Japanese semiconductor equipment company involved in the TSMC technology leak incident, is reported to be visiting Taiwan to resolve the situation.
Taiwanese media, including United Daily News, reported on the 20th that TEL's CEO, Toshiki Kawai, plans to visit Taiwan during the 'Taipei International Semiconductor Exhibition' scheduled to start on the 10th of next month.
Following news that TSMC may seek damages from TEL once the evidence collection by Taiwanese prosecutors regarding the cutting-edge 2nm (nanometer · 1 billionth of a meter) process technology leak is completed, TEL appears to be sending its CEO to visit TSMC directly to address the issue.
There are also expectations that executives from both sides will meet to finalize significant negotiations. TEL is reported to have dispatched two senior executives to Taiwan to cooperate with the Taiwanese prosecutors' investigation related to the technology leak incident.
Earlier, the Intellectual Property Division of the Taiwanese High Prosecutors Office stated that it launched an investigation against nine current and former TSMC employees last month. It also reported that three individuals, including a person surnamed Cheon who transitioned to TEL after resigning from TSMC's institutional sector, and another individual surnamed Woo who worked at TSMC, were detained on charges of violating the National Security Law.