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. |
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The company introduced an optical mouse sensor, which reduces the requirements of mousepads and enables a more precise and better work experience. |
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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. |
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The company acquired the fiber business of Infineon Technologies AG. |
2008 |
The company acquired the Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) business from Infineon Technologies AG. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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The company introduced NetGNT (Networking General-purpose Neural-network traffic analyzer), the first switch with an on-chip neural network. |
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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. |