Broadcom Corporation. [BC]

Broadcom Corporation was founded in 1991 by Dr. Henry T.Nicholas III and Dr. Henry Samueli and now is  a major technology innovator and global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications.It provides the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art,system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products,and mobile devices,which makes it possible for the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home,the office and the mobile environment.

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Broadcom has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Its major offices are located throughout North America, with corporate headquarters in Irvine, California. Broadcom has over 40 offices in 15 countries worldwide.It also has a large team of experienced engineers and technologists, many of whom are leaders in their particular field or discipline.

Its revenue is $4.66 billion in 2008,and holds over 3,800 U.S. and 1,550 foreign patents, more than 7,800 additional pending patent applications, and one of the broadest intellectual property portfolios addressing both wired and wireless transmission of addressing both wired and wireless transmission of voice, video, data and multimedia.Broadcom now has already developed into one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies with core mission of Connecting everything®.And Broadcom may be contacted at +1.949.926.5000 or at www.broadcom.com.