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Broadcom Corp. (BRCM)On Oct 10: 14.86  Up 0.06 (0.41%)  
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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

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Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Nasdaq 100
AMEX Internet
Sector:Technology
Industry:Semiconductor - Integrated Circuits
Full Time Employees:6,686

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Broadcom Corporation designs, develops, and supplies semiconductors for wired and wireless communications markets. Its products enable the delivery of voice, video, data, and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office, and the mobile environment. The company provides a portfolio of system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. Broadcom offers solutions for digital cable, satellite, and Internet protocol set-top boxes; high definition television; high definition DVD players and personal video recording devices; cable and digital subscriber line modems, and residential gateways; high-speed transmission and switching for local, metropolitan, wide area, and storage networking; system I/O server solutions; broadband network and security processors; wireless and personal area networking; cellular communications; mobile multimedia and applications processors; mobile power management; and voice over Internet protocol gateway and telephony systems. The company markets and sells its products in the United States through a direct sales force, distributors, and manufacturers’ representatives. It also sells its products through regional offices, and through a network of independent distributors and representatives internationally. 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-Oct-08 is better than 13.7% of S&P 500 companies and 63.7% of Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Scott A. McGregor , 52
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Director and Chairman of Equity Award Committee
    $ 960.00K $ 807.00K
    Mr. Henry Samueli Ph.D., 53
    Co Founder and Chief Technical Officer
    $ 0 $ 0
    Mr. Eric K. Brandt , 45
    Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP
    $ 559.00K $ 0
    Mr. David A. Dull , 59
    Sr. VP of Bus. Affairs, Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    $ 415.00K $ 3.28M
    Mr. Vahid Manian , 47
    Sr. VP of Global Manufacturing Operations
    $ 415.00K $ 2.70M
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-07 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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