TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electron ( TOELF ) has

not confirmed any organisational involvement following the

indictment of a former employee in Taiwan for alleged theft of

trade secrets from TSMC, the Japanese chipmaking equipment maker

said on Thursday.

Taiwan prosecutors said on Wednesday that they have indicted

three people for theft of trade secrets from TSMC,

accusing them of conspiring to use the information to help Tokyo

Electron ( TOELF ) compete for TSMC supplier deals for the 2-nanometer

process.

The three defendants included a former TSMC employee,

surnamed Chen, who after joining Tokyo Electron ( TOELF ) had allegedly

solicited help from his former colleagues for the information on

TSMC's technology trade secret, the prosecutors said.