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Quoted by Reuters on Tuesday, two people familiar with the matter said, the EU will in the next few weeks on Philips, Samsung and Infineon to make antitrust fines, because these companies collude to fix phone SIM card chip prices.

Back in October 2008, the EU Commission began investigating these companies. Last year, the European Commission formally charged the three firms collude to fix phone SIM card chip prices. In addition to mobile phone SIM cards, chip was also used in connection with passports, bank cards, identity cards and TV system.

A person familiar with the matter said: "the EU as early as the end of July for the three companies to make fine, but may be pushed back to September. ”

Philips said last year that the EU's alleged conspiracy took place from 2003 to 2004, involved in the semiconductor business units have been sold.

In addition, Renesas Technology Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric joint venture (Renesas Technology) will not be fined for reporting to regulators.

According to the rules, EU up to these companies their global annual turnover of 10% in fines. Philips 2013 revenues of 23.3 billion euros (about 31.72 billion US dollars).

The three companies originally sought rapprochement with the European Union, so as to avoid 10% fines, but negotiations broke down last year.