The EU Commission accepts a semiconductor company’s offer to stop exclusivity on chipset market (Broadcom)

On 7 October 2020, the European Commission (the "Commission") made legally binding commitments offered by Broadcom to ensure competition in chipset markets for modems and TV set-top boxes. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW - KEY TAKEAWAYS Commitments decisions are adopted in lieu of finding an infringement and/or imposing a fine. The Commission is likely to make greater use of interim measures in the future to speed-up proceedings and prompt the offering of commitments in cases where the finding of an infringement is high. This would allow the Commission to counter