Broadcom Corporation · Irvine, CA United States ·(NASDAQ (GS): BRCM)

Broadcom harbors broad ambitions for its chips' impact on broadband communications: it wants them to drive every part of the high-speed networks of the future. The core applications for its integrated circuits (ICs) are digital set-top boxes, cable modems, servers, and networking gear for homes and offices. Broadcom also makes semiconductors for carrier access, DSL, and wireless communications equipment, including mobile phones. Customers include 3Com, Apple, Cisco, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, LG, Motorola, Nokia, and Samsung Electronics. The Asia/Pacific region contributes around 80% of Broadcom's sales. To read the full description, subscribe now.