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Technology & Science

Aug. 29, 2009

Tech Companies Battle Over Charges of Destroyed Evidence

It was a big moment in a small Alameda County courtroom Thursday for two rival semiconductor producers who have been battling each other in trade secret litigation since 2003 and are scheduled to present their case to a jury next month.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

It was a big moment in a small Alameda County courtroom Thursday for two rival semiconductor producers who have been battling each other in trade secret litigation since 2003 and are scheduled to present their case to a jury next month.

One company - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) - was on the verge of securing crippling sanctions against its opponent, Shanghai-based Semiconductor Manu...

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