Broadcom Inc. is a global technology company that designs, develops, and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company serves various markets including data center, networking, software, broadband, wireless, and storage.
Description: Broadcom Inc. was originally Avago Technologies, founded in 1961 as a division of Hewlett-Packard. It became Avago Technologies in 2005 and later acquired Broadcom Corporation in 2016, adopting the Broadcom name. The company is a leading designer, developer, and global supplier of a wide range of semiconductor devices with a focus on complex digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) based devices and analog III-V based products. Broadcom's product portfolio includes set-top box and cable modem solutions, wireless connectivity solutions, networking chips, and storage adapters. In recent years, Broadcom has expanded into infrastructure software through acquisitions of CA Technologies (2018) and Symantec's enterprise security business (2019). The company is a key player in the semiconductor industry, particularly in the data center and networking segments, and is known for its strong intellectual property portfolio and engineering capabilities.
Established / Launched: 1961
Founder / Issuer: Hewlett-Packard (original division); later Avago Technologies
