TSMC is being sued by current and former employees, including a talent acquisition director, over alleged employment discrimination. The employees claim that TSMC, the world's largest chipmaker, has favored employees who are Taiwanese citizens and forced out American workers.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company was accused by a group of its U.S. employees of concocting a “discriminatory scheme” that favors Taiwanese foreign workers.

Recent legal documents reveal that twelve current and former employees from TSMC's California and Arizona facilities have accused the company of racial discrimination in recruitment, promotion, and employee management practices.

“Since Taiwan has related regulation to protect its own technologies, TSMC cannot produce 2-nanometer chips overseas currently,” said Kuo, according to a report in the Taipei Times. “Although TSMC plans to make 2-nanometer chips [abroad] in the future, its core technology will stay in Taiwan.”