While this 2020 settlement resolved the chipset probe, Broadcom has faced subsequent scrutiny. In December 2025, cloud industry groups challenged the Commission's earlier approval of Broadcom's $69 billion acquisition of VMware , alleging that regulators failed to properly assess market risks.
The company committed not to enter into any new agreements featuring such restrictive terms for a period of seven years. European antitrust regulators settle with Broad...
As part of the legally binding agreement with the European Commission , Broadcom committed to the following: While this 2020 settlement resolved the chipset probe,
Broadcom was granted 30 days to scrub offending clauses from its active contracts. Context and Significance As part of the legally binding agreement with
In October 2020, European antitrust regulators reached a formal settlement with following an investigation into the company’s anti-competitive practices in the chipset market.
This case was notable because the Commission had previously used "interim measures"—a rarely utilized legal tool—to force Broadcom to halt certain practices before the full investigation concluded, aiming to prevent "irreparable damage" to competition.