Editing TSMC (section)

=== Patent dispute with GlobalFoundries ===
On 26 August 2019, [[GlobalFoundries]] filed several patent infringement lawsuits against TSMC in the US and Germany claiming that TSMC's 7&nbsp;nm, 10&nbsp;nm, 12&nbsp;nm, 16&nbsp;nm, and 28&nbsp;nm nodes infringed 16 of their patents.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 August 2019 |title=GLOBALFOUNDRIES Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against TSMC In the U.S. and Germany |url=https://www.globalfoundries.com/press-release/globalfoundries-files-patent-infringement-lawsuits-against-tsmc-us-and-germany |website=GlobalFoundries |access-date=17 April 2021 |archive-date=17 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417120955/https://www.globalfoundries.com/press-release/globalfoundries-files-patent-infringement-lawsuits-against-tsmc-us-and-germany |url-status=live }}</ref> GlobalFoundries named twenty defendants.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 August 2019 |title=GLOBALFOUNDRIES v. TSMC et al Media Fact Sheet |url=https://www.globalfoundries.com/sites/default/files/media_fact_sheet.pdf |website=GlobalFoundries |access-date=28 August 2019 |archive-date=28 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828062714/https://www.globalfoundries.com/sites/default/files/media_fact_sheet.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> TSMC said that they were confident that the allegations were baseless.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 August 2017 |title=TSMC Will Vigorously Defend its Proprietary Technology in Response to GlobalFoundries Complaints |url=https://www.tsmc.com/tsmcdotcom/PRListingNewsAction.do?action=detail&language=E&newsid=THPGSTTHTH |access-date=28 August 2019 |website=TSMC |archive-date=27 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827210152/https://www.tsmc.com/tsmcdotcom/PRListingNewsAction.do?action=detail&language=E&newsid=THPGSTTHTH |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 October 2019, TSMC filed [[patent infringement]] lawsuits against GlobalFoundries in the US, Germany and Singapore, claiming that GlobalFoundries' 12&nbsp;nm, 14&nbsp;nm, 22&nbsp;nm, 28&nbsp;nm and 40&nbsp;nm nodes infringed 25 of their patents.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 October 2019 |title=TSMC Files Complaints Against GlobalFoundries in U.S., Germany and Singapore for Infringement of 25 Patents to Affirm its Technology Leadership and to Protect Its Customers and Consumers Worldwide |url=https://www.tsmc.com/tsmcdotcom/PRListingNewsAction.do?action=detail&newsid=THGOSTTHTH |access-date=2 October 2019 |website=TSMC |archive-date=2 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002040547/https://www.tsmc.com/tsmcdotcom/PRListingNewsAction.do%3Faction%3Ddetail%26newsid%3DTHGOSTTHTH |url-status=live }}</ref> On 29 October 2019, TSMC and GlobalFoundries announced a resolution to the dispute, agreeing to a [[Term of patent|life-of-patents]] [[cross-license]] for all of their existing semiconductor patents and new patents for the next 10 years.<ref>{{cite web |date=29 October 2019 |title=TSMC and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Announce Resolution of Global Disputes Through Broad Global Patent Cross-License |url=https://www.tsmc.com/tsmcdotcom/PRListingNewsAction.do?action=detail&language=E&newsid=THHKHIPGTH |access-date=29 October 2019 |website=TSMC |archive-date=29 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029014342/https://www.tsmc.com/tsmcdotcom/PRListingNewsAction.do%3Faction%3Ddetail%26language%3DE%26newsid%3DTHHKHIPGTH |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=28 October 2019 |title=GLOBALFOUNDRIES and TSMC Announce Resolution of Global Disputes Through Broad Global Patent Cross-License |url=https://www.globalfoundries.com/press-release/globalfoundries-and-tsmc-announce-resolution-global-disputes-through-broad-global |access-date=30 October 2019 |website=GlobalFoundries |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122162629/https://www.globalfoundries.com/press-release/globalfoundries-and-tsmc-announce-resolution-global-disputes-through-broad-global |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McGregor |first=Jim |date=11 September 2019 |title=Globalfoundries Files Suit Against TSMC – The Outcome Could Have Broad Consequences |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tiriasresearch/2019/09/11/globalfoundries-files-suit-against-tsmc--the-outcome-could-have-broad-consequences/ |access-date=19 December 2019 |archive-date=19 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219072516/https://www.forbes.com/sites/tiriasresearch/2019/09/11/globalfoundries-files-suit-against-tsmc--the-outcome-could-have-broad-consequences/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 October 2019 |title=TSMC counter-sues US chip rival GlobalFoundries for patent infringement |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/db-tsmc-globalfoundries-lawsuit-test-idUSKBN1WG3B5 |access-date=19 December 2019 |archive-date=19 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219072514/https://www.reuters.com/article/db-tsmc-globalfoundries-lawsuit-test-idUSKBN1WG3B5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kwan |first=Campbell |date=2 October 2019 |title=TSMC accuses GlobalFoundries of infringing 25 patents for node processes |work=ZDNet |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/tsmc-accuses-globalfoundries-of-infringing-25-patents-for-node-processes/ |access-date=4 April 2020 |archive-date=9 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309222209/https://www.zdnet.com/article/tsmc-accuses-globalfoundries-of-infringing-25-patents-for-node-processes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>