Broadcom Inc. is an American semiconductor and software company co-founded by Henry Samueli and Henry Nicholas III in 1991.
The company generates $60 billion in annual revenue, supplying chips and software to data centers, networks, and mobile devices.
Broadcom is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, trading on NASDAQ as AVGO.
About Broadcom
Sector
Technology
Industry
Semiconductors & Software
CEO
Hock Tan
Website
broadcom.com
Headquarters
Palo Alto, CA
Founded
1991
Status
Public (NASDAQ: AVGO)
Broadcom Founders
Henry Samueli, Ph.D.
Co-Founder, VP of R&D (now Chairman of the Board)
Henry T. Nicholas III, Ph.D.
Co-Founder, President & CEO (1991–2003)
Broadcom History
1991
Henry Samueli and Henry Nicholas III founded Broadcom Corporation in Los Angeles to build broadband communication chips.
1998
Broadcom went public on NASDAQ at $24 per share; both founders became billionaires within a year.
2016
Avago Technologies acquired Broadcom Corporation for $37 billion and adopted the Broadcom name under CEO Hock Tan.
2023
Broadcom closed its $69 billion acquisition of VMware, one of the largest technology deals in history.
2024
Broadcom surpassed a $1 trillion market cap, becoming the 12th company to reach that threshold.
FAQs
Who owns Broadcom?
Broadcom Inc. is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ under the ticker AVGO. Institutional investors like Vanguard and BlackRock are among its largest shareholders. CEO Hock Tan has led the company since 2006.
Is Broadcom an American company?
Yes. Broadcom Inc. is an American company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It was incorporated in Delaware in 2017 after relocating its legal address from Singapore. Broadcom designs and supplies semiconductors and software globally.
Who made Broadcom logo?
The original Broadband Telecom logo was designed by Stacey Nicholas, co-founder Henry Nicholas' then-wife. She drew inspiration from the mathematical sinc function. Los Angeles graphic designer Eliot Hochberg later created the modern Broadcom version of the logo.
When did Broadcom come out?
Broadcom Corporation was founded in 1991 by Henry Samueli and Henry Nicholas III in Los Angeles. The company went public in 1998. The current entity, Broadcom Inc., was formed in 2016 through Avago Technologies' acquisition of the original Broadcom Corp.
