Credit: Thinkstock China’s largest chip maker is seeking damages in U.S. court from rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) for alleged breach of contract, widening a legal battle with TSMC that erupted last month.Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) accused its larger rival of seeking to discredit it and failing to act in good faith over the terms of an earlier lawsuit settled in 2005.“TSMC … has undertaken a concerted effort since the previous lawsuits to discredit SMIC by making unfair and misleading accusations,” SMIC said in a filing to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on Wednesday. The chip maker says it has fully complied with the 2005 settlement.Last month, TSMC revived a long-running legal battle with SMIC by suing the company for failing to uphold the 2005 agreement, which had ended with SMIC agreeing to pay US$175 million. TSMC contends that SMIC broke the agreement by continuing to use its trade secrets. The original suit accused SMIC of hiring former TSMC employees in order to gain access to its trade secrets and technology. TSMC is the world’s largest contract chip maker, and has been in business for nearly 20 years. SMIC was established in 2000 by Richard Chang, a veteran of Taiwan’s chip industry. TSMC spokesman J.H. Tzeng declined to comment, saying his company is reviewing SMIC’s complaint. -Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service (Taipei Bureau)Related Links: TSMC: SMIC Violated Terms of ’05 Settlement SEMI: Chinese Spending on Chip Plants to RiseCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe