TSMC Supplier GPTC Denies China Tech Leak and Sues Former General Manager
According to a media report, GPTC, or Grand Process, a supplier of advanced packaging equipment for TSMC's CoWoS technology, denied that any critical technology had been leaked to China. The company confirmed that it had filed a lawsuit against its former general manager over suspected trade secret infringement and was fully cooperating with authorities in the investigation.
The development comes as TSMC and its suppliers guard intellectual property closely, with many equipment vendors reducing their China operations or keeping only older equipment there to protect trade secrets. GPTC is scaling back its China presence after saying in December that it sold a 65% stake in its Shanghai wet-process chemical-making subsidiary and planned to sell the rest this year.
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@dnystedtTSMC advanced packaging (CoWoS) equipment supplier GPTC (Grand Process) denied that any critical technology had been leaked to China, yet confirmed it had filed a lawsuit against its former general manager for suspected trade secret infring
@dnystedtNote: TSMC is so serious about IP security that many equipment suppliers sell off their China operations, or only have older equipment made there to safeguard trade secrets. GPTC is currently scaling back its China presence. Last December s