April 27 (Reuters) – Chip toolmaker ‌Tokyo Electron ‌has cuts ties ​with veteran executive Jay Chen after the ‌Japanese ⁠firm discovered his ties ⁠to investment vehicles backing ​a ​new ​generation of ‌Chinese competitors, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing ‌people ​familiar ​with ​the matter.

Reuters ‌could not immediately ​verify ​the report.

(Reporting by Preetika ​Parashuraman ‌in Bengaluru; ​Editing by Subhranshu ​Sahu)