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Broadcom, KFTC clash in final court hearing over $13 million fine

By Wooyoung Lee ( March 12, 2026, 08:08 GMT | Insight) -- In a fiercely contested final hearing between US chipmaker Broadcom and South Korea’s antitrust watchdog, Broadcom’s lawyers argued that the company suffered significant damage from Samsung Electronics’ unfulfilled promises to purchase components for its Galaxy devices. They insisted that Broadcom was never in a position to wield superior bargaining power over the South Korean tech giant. The KFTC maintained that Broadcom’s conduct was anticompetitive and aimed at protecting its own interests at the expense of market diversity and competition.In a fiercely contested final hearing between US chipmaker Broadcom and South Korea’s antitrust watchdog, Broadcom’s lawyers argued that the company suffered significant damage from Samsung Electronics’ unfulfilled promises to purchase components for its Galaxy devices. They insisted that Broadcom was never in a position to wield superior bargaining power over the South Korean tech giant....

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