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Broadcom Ushers in Next Wave of Communications Convergence by Shipping Its Flagship Wi-Fi + Bluetooth + FM Solution to Customers

IRVINE, Calif., July 22, 2008 -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, is ushering in the next wave of communications convergence for mobile devices. The company is now shipping its flagship wireless combination chip, the Broadcom® BCM4325, in production volumes to leading manufacturers of mobile phones and other consumer devices, with end-products expected to appear on store shelves later this year.    » read more »

Washington, D.C., May 14, 2008 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two current and two former top officers of Irvine, Calif.-based Broadcom Corporation for their alleged participation in a five-year systematic scheme to secretly backdate stock options granted to virtually all Broadcom officers and employees.

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Washington, D.C., April 22, 2008 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Broadcom Corporation for falsifying its reported income by backdating stock option grants over a five-year period.

As a result of the fraud, Broadcom restated its financial results in January 2007 and reported more than $2 billion in additional compensation expenses.

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The Irvine, Calif.-based semiconductor maker has agreed to settle the charges and consented to pay a $12 million penalty.    » read more »

Support of Multimode ADSL2+/VDSL2 Service Results in Better Triple-Play Services and Expanded Service Offerings for Ericsson Customers

18 September 2007, Washington (By George Dwyer) -- American musical theater celebrates a major anniversary in 2007. Fifty years ago this month - on September 26, 1957 - "West Side Story" opened on Broadway. Based on William Shakespeare's famous tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," "West Side Story" introduced a dramatically new approach to the music, dance motifs, and storytelling of a stage musical. For producer George Dwyer, VOA's Jim Bertel reports on the golden anniversary reprise of an authentic American classic.    » read more »

IRVINE, Calif., Aug 08, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that Nokia Corporation has selected Broadcom's advanced single-chip cellular baseband processor and its companion power management unit (PMU) for selected future EDGE mobile phones.    » read more »