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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: electrical and electronic equipment
Penalty Total since 2000$9,709,966,652
Number of Records: 916
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Apple Inc.$1,373,218,81824
Olympus$733,031,7745
AU Optronics$682,500,0005
Panasonic$657,833,66649
Broadcom$556,037,79114
Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry Company)$505,218,52812
Kyocera$431,661,17015
Mitsubishi Electric$384,520,26019
SK Hynix$362,259,9107
Micron Technology$336,354,46515

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
Hynix Semiconductor Inc.SK Hynixprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012CT-AG$43,750
Infineon Technologies AGInfineon Technologiesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012CT-AG$43,750
Micron Technology, Inc.Micron Technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012CT-AG$43,750
MTS Systems Corp.Amphenoltax violations2013CT-AG$54,570
NetApp, Inc.NetApptax violations2015CT-AG$43,965
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Sonyconsumer protection violation2002CT-AG$325,000
Tyco Electronics Printed Circuit GroupTE Connectivitywater pollution violation2004CT-AG$4,400,000
Hewlett-Packard CompanyHP Inc.product safety violation2012CPSC$425,000
Generac Power Systems, Inc.Generac Holdingsproduct safety violation2023CPSC$15,800,000
Microchip TechnologiesMicrochip Technology Inc.air pollution violation2009CO-DPHE$20,315
AZZ Galvanizing ServicesAZZ Inc.hazardous waste violation2006CO-DPHE$30,000
Eastman Kodak Co.Eastman Kodakair pollution violation2001CO-DPHE$5,400
AZZ Galvanizing ServicesAZZ Inc.hazardous waste violation2000CO-DPHE$74,000
Summit Energy Services Inc.Schneider Electricinvestor protection violation2015CFTC$140,000
TTM Technologies IncTTM Technologiesair pollution violation2019CA-SCAQMD$7,200
Armorcast Products CompanyHubbellair pollution violation2016CA-SCAQMD$7,300
PanasonicPanasonicconsumer protection violation2011CA-MULTI$275,000
SharpFoxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry Company)consumer protection violation2011CA-MULTI$275,000
SonySonyconsumer protection violation2011CA-MULTI$275,000
Network Appliance, Inc. ,NetAppwage and hour violation2006CA-LCO$10,133
Olympus Corporation of the AmericasOlympuskickbacks and bribery2017CA-INS$1,075,000
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.Western Digital Corp.hazardous waste violation2019CA-DTSC$45,000
Apple Inc.Apple Inc.hazardous waste violation2016CA-DTSC$450,000
Invensys, Inc.Schneider Electricenvironmental violation2016CA-DTSC$625,000
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Skyworks Solutionshazardous waste violation2012CA-DTSC$21,000
Microsemi Corp.Microchip Technology Inc.hazardous waste violation2007CA-DTSC$38,212
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.Western Digital Corp.hazardous waste violation2005CA-DTSC$87,859
Tyco Electronics Corp.TE Connectivityhazardous waste violation2004CA-DTSC$25,650
Tyco Electronics Corp.TE Connectivityhazardous waste violation2004CA-DTSC$28,258
Hubbell Lighting, Inc.Hubbellhazardous waste violation2003CA-DTSC$97,919
STMicroelectronics, Inc.STMicroelectronicshazardous waste violation2001CA-DTSC$15,061
SK Energy Americas, Inc.SK Holdingsair pollution violation2017CA-ARB$393,000
Generac Power Systems, Inc.Generac Holdingsair pollution violation2016CA-ARB$55,100
SK Innovation Co., Ltd.SK Holdingsair pollution violation2014CA-ARB$790,000
Country Home Products, Inc.Generac Holdingsair pollution violation2008CA-ARB$6,190
Hewlett-PackardHP Inc.privacy violation2006CA-AG$14,500,000
Panasonic CorporationPanasonicprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016CA-AG$1,100,000
SONY BMG Music EntertainmentSonyconsumer protection violation2006CA-AG$750,000
Toshiba CorporationToshibaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016CA-AG$875,000
Toshiba CorporationToshibaFalse Claims Act and related2000CA-AG$30,130,000
VMwareBroadcomFalse Claims Act and related2020CA-AG$4,000,000
Littelfuse, Inc.Littelfuse Inc.export control violation2012BIS$180,000
Akrion Systems, LLCAkrion Systemsexport control violation2012BIS$900,000
RF Micro Devices, Inc.Qorvoexport control violation2009BIS$190,000
Infineon TechnologiesInfineon Technologiesexport control violation2009BIS$70,000
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.Analog Devices Inc.export control violation2008BIS$192,000
Advanced Micro DevicesAdvanced Micro Devicesexport control violation2008BIS$11,000
MTS Systems CorporationAmphenolexport control violation2008BIS$400,000
Lam Research CorporationLam Researchexport control violation2007BIS$27,500
Littelfuse, Inc.Littelfuse Inc.export control violation2007BIS$221,100
Roper Scientific Inc.Roper Technologiesexport control violation2004BIS$422,000
Compaq Computer CorporationHP Inc.export control violation2002BIS$8,000
Compaq Computer CorporationHP Inc.export control violation2002BIS$6,000
Compaq Computer CorporationHP Inc.export control violation2002BIS$25,000
Entegris Inc.Entegrisexport control violation2001BIS$496,000
EMC CorporationDell Technologiesexport control violation2000BIS$13,000
Emcore CorporationEmcore Corp.export control violation2003BIS$400,000
Lattice Semiconductor CorporationLattice Semiconductorexport control violation2004BIS$560,000
MTS Systems CorporationAmphenolexport control violation2006BIS$36,000
Seagate Technology LLCSeagate Technologyexport control violation2023BIS$300,000,000
Texas Instruments Inc.Texas Instrumentsenvironmental violation2010AZ-DEQ$16,500
KMG Bernuth, Inc.Entegrishazardous waste violation2020AL-ENV$14,600
Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.Hubbellhazardous waste violation2010AL-ENV$8,500
Sony Pictures EntertainmentSonywage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-federal$50,000
AppleApple Inc.wage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-state$2,000,000
CanonCanonwage and hour violation2014private lawsuit-federal$4,425,000
Advanced Micro DevicesAdvanced Micro Deviceswage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-state$5,200,000
Konica MiloltaKonica Minoltawage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$4,350,000
Hewlett-Packard CompanyHP Inc.wage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$307,500
Schneider ElectricSchneider Electricwage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$1,085,000
Western DigitalWestern Digital Corp.wage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-state$2,075,000
Cisco SystemsCisco Systemswage and hour violation2009private lawsuit-state$6,700,000
Hutchinson TechnologyTDK Corporationwage and hour violation2008private lawsuit-federal$2,003,000
Texas InstrumentsTexas Instrumentswage and hour violation2008private lawsuit-federal$355,000
Sony Computer EntertainmentSonywage and hour violation2007private lawsuit-state$8,500,000
SiltronicSiltronic Corporationwage and hour violation2004private lawsuit-federal$5,750,000
Novellus SystemsLam Researchwage and hour violation2004private lawsuit-federal$1,650,000
Dell Inc.Dell Technologiesemployment discrimination2009private lawsuit-federal$9,100,000
Eastman KodakEastman Kodakemployment discrimination2010private lawsuit-federal$21,376,500
Howard IndustriesHoward Industriesemployment discrimination2013private lawsuit-federal$3,507,500
Hussman Corp.Panasonicemployment discrimination2002private lawsuit-federal$1,500,000
Toshiba AmericaToshibaemployment discrimination2002private lawsuit-federal$1,400,000
Dell Inc.Dell Technologiesemployment discrimination2010private lawsuit-state$910,019
Intel CorporationIntelwage and hour violation2018private lawsuit-state$5,000,000
Apple Inc.Apple Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$103,750,000
Intel CorporationIntelprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$103,750,000
Eastman KodakEastman Kodakbenefit plan administrator violation2016private lawsuit-federal$9,700,000
ADC Telecommunications Inc.TE Connectivitybenefit plan administrator violation2006private lawsuit-federal$3,250,000
TE Connectivity Networks, Inc.TE Connectivitywage and hour violation2019private lawsuit-federal$4,960,000
Vizio, Inc.Vizio Inc.privacy violation2019private lawsuit-federal$17,000,000
Lenovo Inc.Lenovoprivacy violation2019private lawsuit-federal$7,300,000
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.Sonyprivacy violation2016private lawsuit-federal$4,500,000
Western Digital CorporationWestern Digital Corp.employment discrimination2021private lawsuit-federal$7,750,000
Apple Inc.Apple Inc.wage and hour violation2022private lawsuit-federal$30,478,508
Qimonda Richmond, LLCInfineon TechnologiesWARN Act violation2011private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Spansion Inc.Infineon TechnologiesWARN Act violation2010private lawsuit-federal$8,568,000
Analog Devices Inc.Analog Devices Inc.benefit plan administrator violation2022private lawsuit-federal$1,500,000
Sony Pictures Animation Inc.Sonyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$13,000,000
Apple Inc.Apple Inc.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$100,000,000
ATI Technologies ULCAdvanced Micro Devicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$850,000
AU Optronics CorporationAU Optronicsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $161,500,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.