Broadcom

History

Year	Detail
1960s	Broadcom introduced light-emitting diode (LED)--based dot matrix displays and gallium-arsenide-phosphide (GaAsP) LEDs for multiple applications, such as alphanumeric displays for handheld devices, stoplights, and signage.
1970s	The company introduced its first fiber optic transmitters and receivers for data communications.
1990s	The company formed Semiconductor Products Group (SPG) to accelerate core semiconductor competencies to meet customer requirements across various emerging technologies and standards.
	The company introduced an optical mouse sensor, which reduces the requirements of mousepads and enables a more precise and better work experience.
	The company has developed a single-chip DOCSIS modem cable, which enables cable operators to provide internet access.
2000	The company has shipped approximately 4 million fiber optic transceivers, including Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack (MT-RJ) fiber optic connectors.
2001	The company shipped its 100 millionth system-on-a-chip (SoC), 30 millionth optical mouse sensor, and 2.5 millionth small-form-factor fiber optic transceivers.
2003	The company shipped around 500,000 E-pHEMT power amplifier modules monthly.
2004	In the first year of its product availability, the company has shipped ten million lead-free optocouplers.
2007	The company has introduced a film bulk acoustic resonance (FBAR)-based quintplexer with a single antenna, collective GPS, and voice-to-mobile handsets.
	The company acquired the fiber business of Infineon Technologies AG.
2008	The company acquired the Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) business from Infineon Technologies AG.
	The company has acquired Nemicon Rotary Encoders Corp. to complement its motion control business.
2009	The company has introduced an advanced embedded optical engine technology to provide high-speed connectivity in various electronic computing and consumer applications.
2010	The company has unveiled a compact MicroPOD embedded parallel optic solution with a bandwidth of around 150 Gbps.
	The company introduced its first 28 Gbps embedded SerDes performance in 40 nm CMOS technology.
2012	The company has introduced the Vortex Gearbox family of 28 nm CMOS 100 Gbps Ethernet/OTN PHYs.
	The company has introduced the first Full-Band Capture all-digital TV tuner.
2013	The company acquired CyOptics Inc., a leading Indium Phosphate (InP) optical chip and component technologies provider, for $400 million.
	The company has unveiled 150 Gbps /168 Gbps MicroPOD and MiniPOD solutions.
2014	The company has introduced its first automotive-grade photovoltaic MOSFET driver and compact 100 Gbps optical engines for the CFP4 transceiver form factor.
2016	The company has introduced the First Commercial PON OLT Silicon for XGS-PON and NGPON-2 Protocols.
	Avago Technologies Ltd. and Broadcom Corp. have entered into an agreement under which the latter company will acquire Broadcom for $77 billion in enterprise value. Post-acquisition, the combined company will provide the most diversified communications platform in the semiconductor industry.
2017	Broadcom acquired Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., which will operate as an indirect subsidiary of Broadcom.
2018	Broadcom has acquired CA Technologies, Inc., for $18.9 billion. This acquisition will expand Broadcom's Technical Adoption Manager (TAM) solutions to the growing and fragmented infrastructure software market.
2019	Broadcom introduced BCM43752, an integrated chip that supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5. This chip provides smartphone manufacturers with a low-cost, high-performance connectivity solution for mass-market products.
	The company has acquired Symantec Corp.'s enterprise security business, which will now operate as Broadcom's Symantec Enterprise division.
2020	The company has unveiled its first Wi-Fi 6E client device, BCM4389. It will benefit from an entire ecosystem of Wi-Fi 6E products, such as home routers, enterprise access points, residential gateways, and AR/VR devices.
	The company unveiled its first Gen 7 64Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching Platforms, Brocade X7 Directors, and G720 Switch, which enable Autonomous SAN.
2021	Broadcom launched Broadcom Software Group, comprised of the combined assets of CA and Symantec's enterprise security business.
	Broadcom unveiled its first 64G Fibre Channel Emulex Gen 7 LPe36000-series Host Bus Adapters (HBAs). With this release, the company becomes the first in the industry to offer a comprehensive product portfolio that enables an end-to-end 64G data path.
2022	The company has partnered with Tencent to accelerate the commercialization of co-packaged optics network switches.
	The company has announced the availability of the first Wi-Fi 7 Ecosystem Solutions spanning Wi-Fi routers, enterprise access points, residential gateways, and client devices.
2023	Broadcom acquired VMware, Inc. Under this acquisition, the company will invest in VMware Cloud Foundation, which will serve as the foundation of private and hybrid clouds.
	The company introduced NetGNT (Networking General-purpose Neural-network traffic analyzer), the first switch with an on-chip neural network.
	The company has unveiled 5nm 100G/lane Optical PAM-4 DSP PHY with Integrated TIA and Laser Driver.
2024	The company has delivered Bailly, a 51.2-Tbps Co-Packaged Optics Ethernet Switch Platform for Scalable AI Systems. Bailly allows the optical interconnection to operate at 70% lower power consumption and provides an 8x improvement in silicon area efficiency compared to pluggable transceiver solutions.

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