According to a report by foreign media on October 11, according to foreign media reports, the China Taiwan Fair Trade Commission’s monopoly on Qualcomm's mobile phone baseband chip set a record NT$23.4 billion (approximately RMB 5.1 billion) in fines. Qualcomm headquarters in San Diego, United States, stated that they would not accept the results of the investigation. After the official verdict is received in the coming weeks, the amount of the fine and the method of calculation will be appealed to the Taiwan court.
Data Map: Qualcomm Patent Wall
Taiwan regulators stated that Qualcomm has a monopoly on mainstream mobile phone standards and refused to provide products to customers who did not accept its terms. Qualcomm’s actions violated local anti-monopoly regulations for at least seven years, during which time local companies received 400 billion yuan. New Taiwan dollar (approximately RMB 87.2 billion) patent licensing fees.
Qualcomm’s actions have attracted the attention of regulators around the world and its branch offices in Korea, China, Japan, the European Union, and other regions have been investigated. The US Federal Trade Commission said: "Qualcomm has a large number of standard key patents in the CDMA, WCDMA and LTE sectors and is the main supplier of these three types of baseband chips. It abuses its advantages in mobile communication standards and refuses to issue necessary patent licenses. “Chinese Taiwanese companies have already purchased Qualcomm baseband chips worth US$30 billion (approximately RMB197.66 billion).
The Fair Trade Commission, in addition to penalizing Qualcomm, required it to repeal the previously signed agreement with the competing company, which forced the other party to provide the price, customer name, shipping method, model name, and other sensitive information. (Internship Compilation: Peng Zhaozhi Reviewer: Li Zongze)
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