TSMC 2nm process leak could lead to national security charges
Information on TSMC's 2-nanometre process was leaked. The possibility was raised that the leak could lead to national security-related charges.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- TSMC
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- 2-nanometre process information
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- Taiwan
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Timeline
- The possibility of national security-related charges was raised over the leak of TSMC's 2-nanometre process information.
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