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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 TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
VMwareBroadcomFalse Claims Act and related2020CA-AG$4,000,000
EMI Music North AmericaSonyconsumer protection violation2006NY-AG$3,750,000
Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLCSonyconsumer protection violation2018private lawsuit-federal$3,750,000
Howard IndustriesHoward Industriesemployment discrimination2013private lawsuit-federal$3,507,500
LenovoLenovoconsumer protection violation2017MULTI-AG$3,500,000
Intel CorporationIntelemployment discrimination2019OFCCP$3,500,000
Sanyo Consumer Electronics Co.Panasonicprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$3,500,000
Dell, Inc.Dell Technologiesconsumer protection violation2009MULTI-AG$3,350,000
Hynix Semiconductor Inc.SK Hynixprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010private lawsuit-federal$3,322,476
ADC Telecommunications Inc.TE Connectivitybenefit plan administrator violation2006private lawsuit-federal$3,250,000
Micron Technology Inc.Micron Technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010private lawsuit-federal$3,100,000
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp.Microchip Technology Inc.accounting fraud or deficiencies2010SEC$3,000,000
Analog Devices, Inc.Analog Devices Inc.accounting fraud or deficiencies2008SEC$3,000,000
Juniper Networks Inc.Juniper Networksbenefit plan administrator violation2024private lawsuit-federal$3,000,000
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMitsubishi Electricprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$2,986,486
Dell-EMCDell Technologiesemployment discrimination2018OFCCP$2,925,000
ToshibaToshibaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017private lawsuit-federal$2,900,000
EpsonSeiko Groupprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011MULTI-AG$2,850,000
Epson Imaging Devices CorporationSeiko Groupprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$2,850,000
Vishay-SpragueVishay Intertechnologywage and hour violation2002ME-AG$2,800,000
Splunk, Inc.Cisco Systemsemployment discrimination2017OFCCP$2,700,000
EpsonSeiko Groupprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015WA-AG$2,700,000
Canon Inc.Canoninvestor protection violation2019FTC$2,500,000
Toshiba CorporationToshibainvestor protection violation2019FTC$2,500,000
Vizio Inc.Vizio Inc.consumer protection violation2016private lawsuit-federal$2,346,340
Fujikura Ltd.Fujikuraprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$2,256,000
VIZIO, Inc.Vizio Inc.privacy violation2017FTC$2,200,000
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMitsubishi Electricprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$2,160,000
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMitsubishi Electricprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$2,123,810
Western DigitalWestern Digital Corp.wage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-state$2,075,000
Hutchinson TechnologyTDK Corporationwage and hour violation2008private lawsuit-federal$2,003,000
AppleApple Inc.wage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-state$2,000,000
Cisco Systems, Inc.Cisco Systemsemployment discrimination2020OFCCP$2,000,000
TOKIN CorporationYageoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
Toshiba CorporationToshibaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$1,987,335
Apple Inc.Apple Inc.consumer protection violation2024private lawsuit-federal$1,800,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$1,740,188
Diamond Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd.Diamond Electric Manufacturingprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$1,704,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$1,672,476
Novellus SystemsLam Researchwage and hour violation2004private lawsuit-federal$1,650,000
FurukawaFurukawa Electricprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016private lawsuit-federal$1,600,000
Micron Technology Inc.Micron Technologyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010private lawsuit-federal$1,550,000
Toshiba CorporationToshibaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010private lawsuit-federal$1,525,000
Hussman Corp.Panasonicemployment discrimination2002private lawsuit-federal$1,500,000
Analog Devices Inc.Analog Devices Inc.benefit plan administrator violation2022private lawsuit-federal$1,500,000
HP Inc.HP Inc.consumer protection violation2019private lawsuit-federal$1,500,000
Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.Nippon Seikiprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$1,440,000
Toshiba AmericaToshibaemployment discrimination2002private lawsuit-federal$1,400,000
ToshibaToshibaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018WA-AG$1,300,000
Sunpower Inc.AmetekFalse Claims Act and related2011USAO$1,200,000
Panasonic CorporationPanasonicprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016CA-AG$1,100,000
Schneider ElectricSchneider Electricwage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$1,085,000
Olympus Corporation of the AmericasOlympuskickbacks and bribery2017CA-INS$1,075,000
HP Inc.HP Inc.employment discrimination2020OFCCP$1,023,000
Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.Nippon Seikiprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012DOJ_ANTITRUST$1,000,000
ADC Telecommunications Inc.TE ConnectivityFalse Claims Act and related2012DOJ_CIVIL$1,000,000
Sony BMG Music EntertainmentSonyprivacy violation2008FTC$1,000,000
Dynamics Corporation of AmericaCTS Corp.False Claims Act and related2000DOJ_CIVIL$1,000,000
VIZIO, Inc.Vizio Inc.privacy violation2017NJ-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,000,000
Quantum CorporationQuantum Corp.investor protection violation2019SEC$1,000,000
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.Infineon Technologiesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$1,000,000
Olympus Corporation of the AmericasOlympuswage and hour violation2008WHD$956,774
ToshibaToshibaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015WA-AG$950,000
Hynix Semiconductor Inc.SK Hynixprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2010private lawsuit-federal$950,000
AmphenolAmphenolhazardous waste violation2023NY-ENV$945,000
Dell Inc.Dell Technologiesemployment discrimination2010private lawsuit-state$910,019
Akrion Systems, LLCAkrion Systemsexport control violation2012BIS$900,000
Toshiba CorporationToshibaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2016CA-AG$875,000
ATI Technologies ULCAdvanced Micro Devicesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$850,000
Nvidia Corp.Nvidiaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$850,000
Telephonics CorporationTTM TechnologiesFalse Claims Act and related2000DOJ_CIVIL$800,000
SK Innovation Co., Ltd.SK Holdingsair pollution violation2014CA-ARB$790,000
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$760,000
SONY BMG Music EntertainmentSonyconsumer protection violation2006CA-AG$750,000
HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.HP Inc.environmental violation2001EPA$712,750
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.SunEdisonlabor relations violation2005NLRB$689,218
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMitsubishi Electricprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$680,320
Panasonic Corp.Panasonicprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$650,000
Invensys, Inc.Schneider Electricenvironmental violation2016CA-DTSC$625,000
Lattice Semiconductor CorporationLattice Semiconductorexport control violation2004BIS$560,000
Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc.Konica MinoltaFalse Claims Act and related2020USAO$500,000
Hewlett-Packard CompanyHP Inc.consumer protection violation2008private lawsuit-federal$500,000
Apple Inc.Apple Inc.wage and hour violation2023private lawsuit-federal$500,000
Entegris Inc.Entegrisexport control violation2001BIS$496,000
Apple, Inc.Apple Inc.economic sanction violation2019OFAC$466,912
Apple Inc.Apple Inc.hazardous waste violation2016CA-DTSC$450,000
Hewlett-Packard CompanyHP Inc.product safety violation2012CPSC$425,000
Roper Scientific Inc.Roper Technologiesexport control violation2004BIS$422,000
Dell Services Federal Government, Inc.Dell Technologieswage and hour violation2012WHD$408,185
MTS Systems CorporationAmphenolexport control violation2008BIS$400,000
Sony Mobile CommunicationsSonytelecommunications violation2014FCC$400,000
Emcore CorporationEmcore Corp.export control violation2003BIS$400,000
SK Energy Americas, Inc.SK Holdingsair pollution violation2017CA-ARB$393,000
Vishay Dale Electronics LLCVishay Intertechnologyhazardous waste violation2024EPA$387,000
Vishay Dale ElectronicsVishay Intertechnologyenvironmental violation2024EPA$387,000
Dell Federal Systems L.P.Dell Technologieswage and hour violation2011WHD$376,952
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMitsubishi Electricprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$359,274
Sanmina-SCI CorporationSanminawage and hour violation2007WHD$356,433
Texas InstrumentsTexas Instrumentswage and hour violation2008private lawsuit-federal$355,000
Chunghwa Picture TubesTatungprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015WA-AG$350,502
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.