Japan's version of the FTC literally raided two factories of Sharp Corp. and Hitachi Display Ltd, according to a report this week citing an FTC official. Both companies are accused of price fixing on Nintendo DS LCD panels. The accusation goes back to 2005. As these are the only two suppliers of the panels for the DS system, the alleged price-fixing is believed to have begun when Hitachi joined the fray.
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