Taiwan raids former TSMC exec’s home in trade secrets probe

TAIPEI: Taiwan prosecutors said on Thursday investigators had raided the homes of a former senior TSMC executive and seized computers after the company accused him of leaking trade secrets, something his current employer Intel has denied.

TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker and major supplier to companies including Nvidia, said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit in Taiwan’s Intellectual Property and Commercial Court against Wei-Jen Lo, its former senior vice president.