TSMC says it has not released any detailed customer data in response to U.S. inquiry, Auto News, ET Auto

TAIPEI – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chip maker, said on Monday that it did not disclose detailed information about its customers in its response to a request for chip data American.

TSMC is one of several companies, including South Koreans Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, who have been asked by the US government to provide information to better understand the global chip shortage. He set a deadline of November 8 for the submission of information.

But the US request has raised concerns in the industry over trade secrets. South Korean companies – the world’s two largest memory chip makers – plan to leave out detailed information when providing data to Washington, two sources said last week.

TSMC, a major supplier to Apple Inc, said it has responded to the United States’ request to help address the semiconductor shortage that has disrupted production by automakers and electronics suppliers. General public.

TSMC said it remains “committed to protecting the privacy of our customers as always, ensuring that no customer-specific information is disclosed in the response.”

He did not give more details.

US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said in September that the request for information was aimed at enhancing transparency in the supply chain. She warned that if companies don’t answer the call “then we have other tools in our toolbox that require them to provide us with data.”

Taiwan’s tech powerhouse said it was doing everything possible to resolve the chip shortage. TSMC has pledged to spend $ 100 billion over the next three years to increase chip capacity.

The Taiwanese government has said it respects US trade law but will support domestic companies if they receive “unreasonable demands.”