32 news items tagged FTC
Murata, Pegatron, Inventec dismiss reports about MLCC deals
Friday 18 May 2018Murata Manufacturing, Pegatron and Inventec have dismissed recent reports from Taiwan about deals they had allegedly struck over stable MLCC supply amid serious shortages of the passive...
TSMC clarifies report on antitrust investigation
Thursday 7 September 2017Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has responded to media reports indicating the company is facing EU and US antitrust investigations by saying it has not received...
Broadcom agrees to restrictions on access to sensitive Cisco info in Brocade deal, says FTC
Tuesday 4 July 2017The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that Broadcom has agreed to establish a firewall to remedy the FTC’s concerns that its proposed US$5.9 billion acquisition...
TPVIA requests FTC to probe solar cell price reporting by PVinsights, EnergyTrend
Thursday 1 June 2017The Taiwan Photovoltaic Industry Association (TPVIA) has filed a request with Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate weekly reporting of crystalline silicon solar cell...
ASE, SPIL get US antitrust approval
Wednesday 17 May 2017Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have received approval from US antitrust regulators for their proposed merger, according to the...
D-Link to take legal action to protect its interest against FTC allegations
Tuesday 10 January 2017Taiwan-based networking device maker D-Link has said that it will take legal action to protect its interests after the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint alleging...
ASE-SPIL merger still under review in China and US
Friday 18 November 2016A proposed merger between Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) is still being reviewed by anti-trust authorities in China and the US...
Taiwan FTC OKs ASE-SPIL merger
Thursday 17 November 2016Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the proposed merger between Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL).
Taiwan FTC to hold public hearing on ASE-SPIL merger
Thursday 13 October 2016Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has said it will arrange a public hearing on Advanced Semiconductor Engineering's (ASE) planned merger with Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL)...
Taiwan FTC approves acquisition of HMI by ASML
Wednesday 24 August 2016Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the planned acquisition of Taiwan-based Hermes Microvision (HMI) by Netherlands-based ASML, stating the deal complies with fair trade...
Taiwan FTC approves Micron-Inotera deal
Wednesday 13 April 2016Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the planned merger between Micron Semiconductor Taiwan (MST), a Taiwan-based unit of Micron Technology, and Inotera Memories.
Taiwan FTC terminates ASE-SPIL takeover bid
Thursday 24 March 2016Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to terminate its review of an application submitted by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) to acquire additional Siliconware...
Taiwan FTC extends review period on ASE-SPIL takeover bid
Thursday 25 February 2016Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has extended its review period on a proposal submitted by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) to acquire a majority stake in Siliconware...
Taiwan FTC fines 10 capacitor firms for price fixing
Thursday 10 December 2015Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a verdict to slap fines totaling NT$5.79 billion (US$176.64 million) on 10 aluminum and tantalum capacitor makers, including seven...
FTC reports revenues for October 2014
Wednesday 12 November 2014Foxconn Technology (FTC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$12.758 billion (US$425.27 million) for October 2014, representing a 46.25% increase on month and 30.07% increase...
Taiwan FTC ruling may change Apple strategy
Thursday 26 December 2013Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Apple Asia NT$20 million (US$666,622) over its sales contracts demanding local telecom carriers sell its products at fixed prices. Sources...
Taiwan market: FTC gives green light to FET acquisition of Hiiir
Thursday 25 July 2013Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on July 24 approved the acquisition of an 80% stake in Hiiir, a provider of mobile application and advertising services in the Taiwan market,...
Taiwan FTC investigates Samsung over false advertising allegations
Wednesday 17 April 2013Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Samsung Electronics' local branch over allegations concerning an advertising campaign to smear its rival HTC, according the Taiwan's...
Korea FTC OKs MediaTek, MStar merger
Monday 18 March 2013South Korea's antitrust agency Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved MediaTek's proposal to merge with MStar Semiconductor, according to the companies.
Taiwan FTC consents to formation of DVD patent alliance
Friday 25 January 2013Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on January 24 approved an application to form a DVD patent licensing alliance filed by Pioneer, Sony, Royal Philips Electronics and LG Electronics,...
Taiwan FTC approves Micron-Elpida merger deal
Wednesday 2 January 2013Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the planned merger among Micron Technology, Elpida Memory and Rexchip Electronics, stating that the deal complies with fair trade...
Taiwan FTC fines four international ODD makers for cartel
Friday 21 September 2012Taiwan'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...
AUO reviewing Korea FTC report alleging violations in LCD market
Wednesday 10 August 2011AU Optronics has received the Examiner's Report made by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) alleging the violation of competition rules in Korea conducted by a number of LCD manufacturers,...
Commentary: Intel FTC settlement unlikely to benefit VIA, SiS
Friday 13 August 2010VIA Technologies is unlikely to benefit from Intel's settlement with the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), under which Intel has agreed to terminate certain marketing strategies that could...
FTC approves WPG-Yosun merger
Friday 13 August 2010Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has given a green light on the planned merger between two leading IC distributors, WPG Group and Yosun Industrial. The merger, which is to take...
- Amazon's AWS cloud business has reportedly come under scrutiny from the FTC as it looks into whether the company engaged in anti-competitive behavior (Dec 5) - Business Insider
- FTC launches Amazon antitrust probe: report (Sep 11) - The Hill
- U.S. FTC chief says regulator is prepared to break up big tech firms: Bloomberg (Aug 14) - Reuters
- Why Qualcomm's super profitable royalty business is suddenly under siege (Jan 23) - Fortune
- FTC sues Qualcomm over licensing practices (Jan 17) - ZDNet
- Senate may probe FTC decision to give Google a pass (Mar 30) - New York Post
- US FTC asking Apple about health data protection (Nov 13) - Reuters
- Google agrees to pay US$19 million in FTC in-app kids lawsuit (Sep 4) - Washington Post
- Google-Waze acquisition will be investigated by the FTC (Jun 24) - Guardian
- Microsoft criticizes Google's proposed settlement with FTC (Jan 2) - Los Angeles Times