United States of America: FTC investigation into semiconductor supplier Broadcom over alleged illegal monopolisation

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
02 Jul 2021 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
semiconductors
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

02 Jul 2021
under deliberation

FTC charges Broadcom with illegal monopolization and demands to end its anti-competitive practices

On 2 July 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against Broadcom alleging that the company has illegally monopolized the market of semiconductor components. The company Broadcom provides chip components to manufacturers of telev…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority