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Thursday 17 March 2016
ASE fails to gain antitrust approval for SPIL bid
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) will be unable to win antitrust approval in Taiwan by March 17 - the deadline of its tender offer for another 24.71% stake in Siliconware...
Tuesday 2 February 2016
ASE says planned buyout of SPIL gets anti-trust approval in Korea, Germany
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has received clearance from anti-trust authorities in South Korea and Germany for its intended buyout of Siliconware Precision Industries...
Tuesday 17 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Qualcomm antitrust probe reshapes patent licensing in China
China's anti-trust investigation of Qualcomm has come to an end with the US chip vendor making concessions in order control damage to its operations in the country. The fine for the...
Wednesday 11 February 2015
Commentary: TSMC, UMC may accelerate investment in China after Qualcomm antitrust ruling
Foundry houses Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will feel increasing pressure to accelerate their deployments in China...
Tuesday 6 January 2015
China to soon complete antitrust probe on Qualcomm
The China government is expected to complete its antitrust probe on Qualcomm's sales of handset solutions in China soon. But it would be difficult for the China government to come...
Friday 5 December 2014
Will Xiaomi get caught in the antitrust crossfire between China and Qualcomm?
China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is investigating Qualcomm's alleged monopolization of patents concerning smartphones through alleged unreasonable licensing...
Friday 24 October 2014
AUO to pay US$24 million in antitrust civil litigation
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that it and another co-defendant have received a jury verdict in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington relating...
Monday 22 July 2013
REC encourages dialogue and calls for conciliatory solutions in solar trade disputes
China on July 19 announced introduction of preliminary anti-dumping duties of up to 57% on polysilicon produced in the US and South Korea from July 24, 2013. REC Silicon was assigned...
Monday 18 March 2013
Korea FTC OKs MediaTek, MStar merger
South Korea's antitrust agency Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved MediaTek's proposal to merge with MStar Semiconductor, according to the companies.
Tuesday 11 December 2012
Global solar trade war to give Taiwan firms breathing room, says TSEC chairman
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) announced the result of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms on November 7, 2012. China-made...
Friday 21 September 2012
Taiwan FTC fines four international ODD makers for cartel
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on September 20 meted out fines totaling NT$54 million (US$1.84 million) in an antitrust probe against four major optical disk drive (ODD) make...
Friday 21 September 2012
AUO shares rally despite US$500 million fine
Shares of AU Optronics (AUO) rallied on the Taiwan stock market on September 21 although the US District Court for the Northern District of California handed down a verdict requiring...
Monday 30 July 2012
European Commission to decide necessity of anti-dumping investigation in 45 days
European Commission will decide in 45 days whether it will start an anti-dumping investigation on China-based solar firms. China-based vertically integrated solar firms have been...
Friday 27 July 2012
Lite-On IT to cooperate with EC antitrust probe
The European Commission (EC) will launch antitrust investigation of 13 companies supplying optical disc drives (ODDs) in the European Union market for alleged participation in worldwide...
Friday 20 July 2012
China government faces dilemma over polysilicon anti-dumping investigations
China government has accepted complaints of polysilicon dumping made by its solar firms against US- and South Korea-based competitors and may start anti-dumping investigations, according...