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 BrandPost The future of trust—no more playing catch up Broadcom: 2023 Tech Trends That Transform IT By Eric Chien, Director of Security Response, Symantec Enterprise Division, Broadcom Mar 31, 2023 5 mins Security BrandPost TCS gives Blackhawk Network an edge with Microsoft Cloud In this case study, Blackhawk Network’s Cara Renfroe joins Tata Consultancy Services’ Rakesh Kumar and Microsoft’s Nilendu Pattanaik to explain how TCS transformed the gift card company’s customer engagement and global operati By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 31, 2023 1 min Financial Services Industry Cloud Computing IT Leadership BrandPost How TCS pioneered the ‘borderless workspace’ with Microsoft 365 Microsoft’s modern workplace solution proved a perfect fit for improving productivity and collaboration, while maintaining security of systems and data. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 31, 2023 1 min Financial Services Industry Microsoft Cloud Computing BrandPost Supply chain decarbonization: The missing link to net zero By improving the quality of global supply chain data, enterprises can better measure their true carbon footprint and make progress toward a net-zero business ecosystem. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 31, 2023 2 mins Retail Industry Supply Chain Green IT 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