Three Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. employees were taken into custody Tuesday after company officials detected "unauthorized activities" and a leak of its trade secrets related to "core technologies.

Taiwanese authorities have arrested and detained three people after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reported suspicions that current and former employees illegally obtained trade secrets.The Taiwan High Prosecutors Office announced the arrests Tuesday,

TSMC dominates the market for the manufacturing of the most advanced chips on the planet and counts major firms like Apple and Nvidia as clients.