Japanese Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fixing Prices for Suspension Assemblies Used in Hard Disk Drives

“Today’s charge affirms the Antitrust Division’s commitment to eradicate price fixing by companies, foreign or domestic,” said Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Antitrust Division.  “While these parts are physically small, they are critical to the operation and performance of electronic devices, and their impact on American consumers and businesses is direct and substantial.”