Broadcom Corporation

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Broadcom Corporation

Headquarters at UC Irvine's University Research Park
Company type	Subsidiary
Traded as	Nasdaq: BRCM (1998–2016)
Industry	Semiconductors Electronics
Founded	August 1991; 32 years ago (1991-08)
Founders	Henry Nicholas Henry Samueli
Fate	Became a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom Limited after being acquired by Avago Technologies
Successor	Itself (as a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadcom Inc.)
Headquarters	Irvine, California, United States
Key people	Hock E. Tan (president & CEO) Henry Samueli (CTO) Tom Krause (CFO)
Products	Integrated circuits Cable converter boxes Gigabit Ethernet Wireless networks Cable modems Network switches Digital subscriber line Server farms Processors VoIP
Parent	Broadcom Inc. (2016–present)
Website	broadcom.com

Broadcom Corporation was an American fabless semiconductor company that made products for the wireless and broadband communication industry. It was acquired by Avago Technologies for $37 billion in 2016 and currently^[update] operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of the merged entity Broadcom Inc.

Founded in 1991 by a professor-student pair Henry Samueli and Henry Nicholas from the University of California, Los Angeles, the company moved from its Westwood, Los Angeles, office to Irvine, California, in 1995. Broadcom became a public company three years later with a listing on the Nasdaq. The company was known for its aggressive acquisition strategy, which led to significant growth and market share.