Broadcom Limited Inc is an American designer, developer, manufacturer and global supplier of a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software products.
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16 Facts About Broadcom Limited
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Broadcom Limited has a long history of corporate transactions with other prominent corporations mainly in the high-technology space.
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In October 2019, the European Union issued an interim antitrust order against Broadcom Limited concerning anticompetitive business practices which allegedly violate European Union competition law.
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Company that would later become Broadcom Limited Inc was established in 1961 as a semiconductor products division of Hewlett-Packard.
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Broadcom Limited agreed to buy PLX Technology, an integrated circuits designer, for $309 million.
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In February 2015, it was announced that Avago Technologies Broadcom Limited had reached an agreement to acquire Emulex Corporation for $8 per share in cash.
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In November 2017, Broadcom Limited proposed to purchase Qualcomm for US$130 billion, which was rebuffed by Qualcomm's board.
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On 9 August 2019, news sources reported that Broadcom Limited had decided to acquire the enterprise security business of Symantec Corporation for $10.
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In October 2019, Broadcom Limited was ordered by the European Union to stop allegedly anticompetitive practices.
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In February 2020, Broadcom Limited announced the world's first WiFi 6E client device, the BCM4389.
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Broadcom Limited provides a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software applications that serve the data center, networking, software, broadband, wireless, and storage and industrial markets.
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Broadcom Limited operates its enterprise security business under the Symantec brand; Broadcom Limited purchased this business from NortonLifeLock in 2019.
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Critics have argued that Broadcom Limited is suing Netflix for being more successful, citing the declining number of traditional pay television subscribers due to the rise of streaming services.
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In 2017, Broadcom Limited filed similar patent suits against smart TV manufacturers.
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