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Broadcom Corp. (BRCM)On Feb 9: 29.54   0.00 (0.00%)  
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Broadcom Corp.
5300 California Avenue Buildings 1-8
Irvine, CA 92617
United States - Map
Phone: 949-926-5000
Fax: 949-926-5203
Web Site: http://www.broadcom.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Nasdaq 100
Sector:Technology
Industry:Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits
Full Time Employees:7,402

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Broadcom Corporation designs, develops, and supplies semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. It provides a portfolio of system-on-a-chip and software solutions, which enable the delivery of voice, video, data, and multimedia content to mobile devices, consumer electronics devices in the home, and business networking products for the workplace, data centers, service providers, and carriers, to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, consumer electronics and broadband access products, and mobile devices. The company’s broadband communications products include solutions for digital cables, satellite and Internet protocol (IP) set-top boxes, and media servers; cable and digital subscriber line modems and residential gateways; high definition televisions; high definition Blu-ray Disc players; and digital video recorders. Its mobile and wireless products comprise integrating solutions in applications for wireless and personal area networking; cellular communications; personal navigation and global positioning; processing multimedia content in smart phones; and for managing the power in mobile devices. The company’s enterprise networking products consist of Ethernet transceivers, controllers, switches, broadband network and security processors, and server chipsets. Broadcom Corporation markets and sells its products through direct sales force, distributors, and manufacturers’ representatives in the United States, as well as through regional offices, and a network of independent distributors and representatives in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Broadcom Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Feb-10 is better than 29.6% of S&P 500 companies and 80.3% of Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Scott A. McGregor , 54
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Director and Chairman of Equity Award Committee
    $ 1.29M $ 0
    Mr. Henry Samueli Ph.D., 55
    Co-Founder, Chief Technical Officer and Sr. VP
    $ 0 $ 0
    Mr. Eric K. Brandt , 47
    Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP
    $ 660.00K $ 0
    Mr. Robert L. Tirva , 44
    Principal Accounting Officer, VP and Corp. Controller
    $ 327.00K $ 0
    Mr. Arthur Chong , 57
    Sr. VP, Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    $ 259.00K $ 0
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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