Company Name: Broadcom Inc.
Industry: Semiconductors
Sector: Technology
Description: Broadcom Inc is one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, that provides various solutions for the wireless, wired, enterprise storage, and industrial markets. The company operates in two segments: Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software.
Broadcom was founded in 1991 by Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli, who were both professors and students at UCLA.
The company’s Semiconductor Solutions segment offers a range of products, such as wireless connectivity devices, radio frequency (RF) front-end modules, custom application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), Ethernet controllers and switches, fiber optic transceivers, and motion control encoders. Its products are used in various applications, including enterprise and data center networking, home connectivity, set-top boxes, broadband access, telecommunication equipment, smartphones and base stations, data center servers and storage systems, factory automation, power generation and alternative energy systems, and electronic displays.
The company’s Infrastructure Software segment provides software solutions for cloud, data center, security, and enterprise applications. The company’s software portfolio includes mainframe and enterprise solutions, network and cybersecurity solutions, storage and data management solutions, and application development and testing solutions. The company serves various customers in the banking, insurance, healthcare, retail, and government sectors.
Broadcom Inc. has several growth opportunities in the global semiconductor and software markets, driven by its strong innovation, customer relationships, and operational excellence. The company is investing heavily in its core semiconductor technologies, such as 5G, Wi-Fi 6, and artificial intelligence (AI), to capture the growing demand for high-performance and low-power connectivity solutions. The company is also expanding its product offerings and customer base in emerging markets, such as automotive, industrial, and Internet of Things (IoT).
Broadcom Inc. faces several risks and challenges in the competitive and dynamic semiconductor and software industries, such as Increasing competition from other semiconductor and software companies, such as Intel, Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm, Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle, who are also investing in their technologies and solutions.
Broadcom is headquartered in California, United States, and has 20,000 employees worldwide. Broadcom’s stock is listed on the NASDAQ exchange in 1957, as the symbol of AVGO.
CEO: Mr. Hock E. Tan
Website: https://www.broadcom.comExchange: NASDAQ Global Select