Broadcom

Also known as Avago Technologies, Agilent Semiconductor Products Group, HP Associates

Broadcom Inc. is an American multinational designer, developer, manufacturer, and global supplier of a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software products. Broadcom's product offerings serve the data center, networking, software, broadband, wireless, storage, and industrial markets. As of 2025—amid the AI boom—Broadcom is one of the largest companies globally, and could be considered part of the Big Tech group and the Magnificent Seven, replacing Tesla.

Key facts

Company.name: Broadcom Inc.
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Company.image: Broadcom Headquarters San Jose.jpg
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Company.image_caption: Former headquarters in North San Jose
Company.type: Public
Company.key_people: Henry Samueli (chairman)Hock Tan (president and CEO)
Company.revenue: (2025)
Company.operating_income: (2025)
Company.net_income: (2025)
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Contents

History
Origin in Hewlett-Packard
Formation of Avago Technologies
Acquisition of and change of name to Broadcom Limited
Foreign investment reviews and change of name to Broadcom Inc.
Move into software
Anti-competitive practices investigations
Patent suits
2020s
Corporate affairs
Finances
Ownership
Products
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Jericho2
Tomahawk 3
Software
Symantec Enterprise Security
BizOps technology
XPU
References
External links

In December 2024, Broadcom became the 12th company to surpass a $1 trillion market cap. As of 2025, some 58% of Broadcom's revenue came from its semiconductor-based products and 42% from its infrastructure software products and services.