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Rotterdam court tries Russian accused of stealing ASML, NXP chip data

A Rotterdam court heard the prosecution's case against a Russian national accused of passing about 105 ASML and 88 NXP or TSMC-related documents to Russia between 2023 and 2024, intended to help build a 28-nanometre-capable chip fab.

Reported AI-drafted Tom's Hardware, 2 April 2025

What it does not test. This does not establish a verdict; the defendant was sentenced only in July 2025, after this reporting window.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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