遭公平会重罚234亿 高通:不认同公平会判决 将上诉

高通高阶智慧市场取得优势,又进一步抢占中阶市场 。(资料照/取自高通)。

记者周康玉台北报导

公平会昨(11)日祭出铁腕重罚美国行动晶片大厂高通(Qualcomm),重罚234亿元,对此高通回应,不认同此判决,将在未来几周内上诉。

高通在官网发表声明,指出不认同公平会判决,台湾公平会所做出的判决和在台湾相关营运活动没有直接关联,在正式收到公平会决议书后,将在未来几周内向台湾法院针对该事提请上诉。

微驱科技总经理吴金荣指出,近年来,高通在高阶智慧型手机晶片组市场,取得绝对的优势,包括骁龙800系列晶片组,在2017年几乎全吃所有高阶智慧型手机市场,尤其是骁龙835更是全球各大手机厂的旗舰机种,竞相采用的晶片组。在高阶智慧型手机市场取得胜利后,高通更乘胜追击,推出全新骁龙600系列晶片组,抢占中阶智慧型手机市场。

市场人士观察,高通(Qualcomm)在行动通讯基频晶片市场具独占地位,在高阶智慧手机市场取得胜利后,更乘胜追击抢占中阶智慧手机市场,借此排挤原本在中阶市场的联发科,更对下游厂商宏达电祭出「不签授权契约就不提供晶片」的规定,遭台湾公平会11日重罚新台币234亿元。高通声明,不认同公平会的决定,将向台湾法院提起上诉。

高通声明稿全文如下:

Qualcomm Disagrees with Decision by Taiwan Fair Trade Commission and Intends to Seek a Stay and Appeal the Decision

Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) today announced that the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) has reached a decision in the TFTC’s investigation, stating in a press release that certain of the Company’s business practices are in violation of Taiwanese competition law and imposing a fine of approximately $23.4 billion Taiwan dollars (approximately $773 million US dollars at current exchange rates). Qualcomm disagrees with the decision summarized in the TFTC’s press release and intends to seek to stay any required behavioral measures and appeal the decision to the Taiwanese courts after receiving the TFTC’s formal decision, which is expected in the next several weeks. The fine bears no rational relationship to the amount of Qualcomm’s revenues or activities in Taiwan, and Qualcomm will appeal the amount of the fine and the method used to calculate it.