Korea Fair Trade Commission sends ADI examination report over distributor margins and resale prices

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission sent Analog Devices an examination report on July 8, 2026, starting formal deliberation. Examiners allege ADI fixed distributors' margins in advance and enforced resale prices since at least 2020. The regulator estimates ADI's related Korean sales at about $1.6 billion, which puts the maximum fine at about 4% of that base.

• Alleged conduct: fixing distributor margins and enforcing resale prices; regulator frames it as abuse of bargaining position and resale price maintenance.
• Estimated related Korean sales: about 2.4 trillion won (about $1.6 billion).
• Statutory ceiling: 4% of related sales, about 96 billion won.
• ADI can submit written opinions before a committee reaches a final decision, which could adjust the fine.