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TSMC Should Prepare to Become Vestager’s Next Target
It’s big, dominant and plays in one of Europe’s few remaining tech sectors.
TSMC might make the perfect target for the EU's next antitrust probe.
Photographer: Maurice Tsai/Bloomberg
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Back in November, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. told investors it’s under preliminary investigation by the European Commission.
Buried on page 43 of its 66-page quarterly 6-K regulatory filing, TSMC said the commission contacted it on Sept. 28 to ask for information and documents “concerning alleged anti-competitive practices of TSMC in relation to semiconductor sales.”