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  • Case Study 6.2 - Micron versus UMC and Fujian Jinhua

  • from Section 6 - Disputing
  • Edited by Matthew S. Erie, University of Oxford
  • Book:
    A Casebook on Chinese Outbound Investment
    Published online:
    28 February 2025
    Print publication:
    06 March 2025, pp 284-296
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    This case study examines the dispute between Micron Technology, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), and Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. Ltd. over the alleged theft of Micron’s trade secrets in integrated circuits (ICs), specifically dynamic random-access memory chips. This dispute offers a lens through which to analyze China’s strategic efforts to strengthen its semiconductor industry by overseas investment. It begins by introducing China’s ambitious policy framework aimed at achieving self-reliance in the semiconductor industry, set against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on global IC supply chains. It then turns to the case adjudicated by Taiwanese courts in 2020, where UMC and Jinhua faced allegations of trade secret misappropriation from Micron. Finally, this study compares the different legal and regulatory approaches of Taiwan and the United States in addressing such disputes, highlighting the challenges in regulating global supply chains amidst evolving geopolitical and economic landscapes.