Broadcom offers to scrap exclusivity deals to end EU antitrust probe

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Broadcom has offered to settle an EU antitrust investigation into its exclusivity deals with TV and modem makers, EU antitrust regulators said on Monday, a move that would stave off a possible hefty fine.Broadcom, which makes chips to power smartphones, computers and networking equipment and is a major supplier to Apple , found itself in EU competition enforcers' crosshairs over its deals with six companies to buy chips exclusively or almost exclusively from..