https://www.wired.com/story/judge-finds-qualcomms-pricing-policy-violates-antitrust-law/ > The US has joined China, the European Union, and South Korea in ruling that Qualcomm violated antitrust laws. > Qualcomm is the largest maker of modem chips for connecting smartphones to wireless networks. Its customers, including Apple and Samsung, complain that the company uses unfair practices, such as threatening to withhold supplies of chips, to force companies to agree to excessive licensing fees for its technology. Apple and Qualcomm settled their own separate, complicated legal battle last month.