Taiwan accuses Chinese chip manufacturing tool companies of poaching engineers from Taiwanese companies

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Taiwan accuses ******** chip manufacturing tool companies of poaching engineers from Taiwanese companies

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Taiwan has accused several ******** semiconductor companies of illegally recruiting its engineers and stealing proprietary technologies as part of its efforts to boost its semiconductor production capabilities. A recent investigation identified eight ******** firms, including Naura Technology, as violators of Taiwanese law, reports 

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According to Taiwan’s top intelligence and investigative agency, Naura Technology, a maker of etching and chemical vapor deposition tools trying to make its lithography tools, unlawfully hired engineers to develop chipmaking tools in Taiwan. The report does not disclose whether it hired etching or lithography specialists. Still, this recruitment is seen as part of a broader effort by ******** companies to gain a competitive edge in the semiconductor industry by poaching experienced engineers from Taiwanese companies.

Naura has responded to these allegations by denying any wrongdoing, stating that its operations in Taiwan comply with all local laws and regulations. The company emphasized that its presence in Taiwan was established by legal requirements and denied involvement in poaching talent.

It is not the first time Taiwanese authorities and companies have accused ******** entities of poaching experienced engineers. Back then, China-based chipmakers like SMIC, HSMC, and QXIC would 

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to develop advanced process technologies. Other examples of ******** poaching talent from Taiwan include the hiring of electronic design automation (EDA) tools

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. Another way to get experienced workers is to 

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without following regulations and then hide ******** ownership by making these entities look like local and foreign companies.

Earlier this year, Taiwan’s ambassador to the U.S. accused China of trying to compete with Taiwan’s semiconductor industry through unethical practices, including intellectual property theft. China’s ambassador to the U.S. has denied these accusations, asserting that ******** companies have not done anything wrong.

It is not exactly true. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), China’s leading chipmaker, was found guilty of stealing TSMC’s fabrication processes twice in the early 2000s. However, advanced FinFET technologies are now so complex that stealing them is nearly impossible today. Nonetheless, UMC was 

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 of stealing a DRAM process technology from Micron, so Taiwan companies and authorities probably have reasons to worry about.

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