Lo Wei-jen
Lo Wei-jen is a former senior vice president at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), where he played a crucial role in technology development and management since joining in 2004. Recently in the news, he is expected to join Intel to enhance their foundry business, sparking concerns over potential intellectual property theft involving sensitive technologies from TSMC. His transition from TSMC to Intel has drawn the attention of local authorities, who are investigating allegations of his attempts to obtain classified information regarding TSMC's advanced semiconductor processes.
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Lo Wei-jen is a former executive vice president of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co involved in a poaching incident.
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Taiwan· 2026-01-23
TSMC filed a lawsuit against former executive Lo Wei-jen over suspected contraventions of his employment contract.
Ministry rejects Intel leak commentsTaiwan· 2025-11-27
Lo Wei-jen is a former executive vice president at TSMC who is being sued for allegedly stealing trade secrets.
TSMC sues Lo following trade secret probeTaiwan· 2025-11-26
Lo Wei-jen allegedly stole advanced process technologies from TSMC before joining Intel Corp.
Taiwan’s economy is not ill: economics ministerTaiwan· 2025-11-21Lo Wei-jen allegedly took confidential information on TSMC’s processes before retiring and joining Intel.
Ex-TSMC executive had no access to core secrets: NDCTaiwan· 2025-11-20
Former TSMC senior vice president Lo Wei-jen is being investigated for allegedly stealing advanced process technologies before joining Intel Corp.
Government to cooperate with TSMC tech theft probeTaiwan· 2025-11-19Former TSMC senior vice president Lo Wei-jen is expected to join Intel to help improve its foundry business.
Energy resilience key for Taiwan: former Intel CEOTaiwan· 2025-11-18