TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process

Re:TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhon... by reaperducer on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @10:27AM (#44798395)

Or for analogy, following a recipe doesn't make you a good cook.

Following a recipe can you close enough for thousands of Door Dash customers to put the original restaurant out of business.

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Re:TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhon... by baggachipz on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @10:29AM (#44798425)

I feel like you're reading too deeply into my shallow analogy.

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Re:TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhon... by FredPret on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @12:12PM (#44799953)

I'm not sure - what if China can flood the world with 80%-as-good-as-the-real-thing knockoffs at half the price and put everyone else out of business?

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