The world's largest contract chips TSMC has announced the experience of stealing secret developments in the Apple A20 chip, which are designed for iPhone 18. This was reported by 9TO5MAC.
The company has announced the dismissal of several former employees suspected of entering illegal information and has begun a lawsuit. He later became known about the arrest of six people, including Japanese Tokyo Electron employee.
The investigation began after the detection of abnormal access patterns, which testified about possible leaks. The Taiwanese authorities have also been involved in the investigation due to the dangers threatening national security.
According to Nikkei ASIA and Bloomberg, the investigation is discussing the experience of transferring or selling secret information to Japanese organizations related to TSMC. In response, Tokyo Electron has confirmed the dismissal of one of his employees in Taipei and to declare his cooperation with law enforcement.
The exact details of the stolen data have not yet been revealed. However, experts believe that it is about the basic principles of 2 nm production, not the specific apple chip details.
Apple's strategic partner and any outflow for the world's leading TSMC is important to both commercial and geopolitical.
Translation of: Euromedia24.com
