Broadcom Inc. is a global technology company that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company's offerings serve various markets, including data centers, networking, software, broadband, wireless, storage, and industrial sectors. Broadcom has origins dating back to 1961 as HP Associates, a semiconductor division of Hewlett-Packard. It was later spun off as Agilent Technologies in 1999 and then became Avago Technologies in 2005 before acquiring Broadcom Corporation in 2016. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Hock Tan is the President and CEO of Broadcom. Key products and services include networking devices, optical technologies, data storage solutions, and a variety of semiconductor and infrastructure software applications. Broadcom is known for its involvement in AI, cloud computing, and 5G/6G network infrastructure. Recent news includes the introduction of the industry's first enterprise Wi-Fi 8 access point and switch solution for the AI era. As of February 2026, Broadcom has a market capitalization of $1.563 trillion, making it one of the world's most valuable companies. In December 2024, Broadcom became the 12th company to surpass a $1 trillion market cap.
