Broadcom Inc. is an American multinational technology company, founded in 1991, that designs, develops and supplies semiconductors, enterprise software and security solutions for mission-critical computing environments at the largest global enterprises. It is a public company with a market capitalisation exceeding $1 trillion.
Its technical work spans artificial intelligence and machine learning, advanced computing workloads, multi-cloud computing, networking, cybersecurity and infrastructure software. The semiconductor portfolio covers silicon products serving data centre, networking, broadband, wireless, storage and industrial markets. The company positions itself as a long-term research and development organisation with a strategic innovation orientation.
Broadcom's software and platform businesses have been assembled through acquisitions, including VMware, a multi-cloud ecosystem platform; the Symantec enterprise security business; and CA Technologies. These extend the company's reach across enterprise infrastructure software, multi-cloud and cybersecurity. Industry verticals include data centre, networking, enterprise software, broadband, wireless, storage, industrial, cybersecurity and multi-cloud, with a global operating footprint.
