IDG, May 22 US judge ruled that Qualcomm illegal weighed on the mobile phone chip market competition and take advantage of a dominant position to charge exorbitant licensing fees, followed by Qualcomm in premarket trading down over 12%, Qualcomm responded that strongly opposed the US Federal Trade Commission ruling, would appeal.
It is reported that the United States District Court Northern District of California local time 21 ruling, the US Federal Trade Commission won an antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm launched the beginning of 2017, the verdict Qualcomm exist bundling, and other acts restricting competition and ordered to take five remedy, which includes not threaten to limit supply to improve chip patent licensing fees, the sole supplier shall not be required and may not refuse other chip manufacturers licensed, must be fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions, to provide detailed standards necessary patent licenses, etc. .
Qualcomm because of the monopoly on the chip is not checked for the first time, in December 2015, the European Commission issued a "statement of objections" (statements of objections) to Qualcomm, Qualcomm accused of using its dominant position in the mobile phone chip market to suppress competition.
The European Commission said in an e-mailed statement: "From 2011 onwards, leading to a major high smart phones and tablet PC manufacturers to pay a lot of money, intended to ensure that the vendor exclusive use Qualcomm's chipsets." In addition, from 2009 to 2011, Qualcomm chipset also with some models selling below cost in order to suppress competition Icera, which has been acquired by Nvidia.
EU antitrust commissioner Margaret Weiss Tagg (Margrethe Vestager) said this: "I am concerned that these acts of Qualcomm may have to let competitors be eliminated, or prevent competitors to compete with many consumers or by phone. other mobile devices to access the Internet, and baseband chipset is the core components. "