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Irvine semiconductor maker Broadcom Corp. has agreed to be acquired by Avago Technologies Inc. for $37 billion in cash and stock, creating a giant supplier for the technology in a wide array of computing products, including smartphones, tablets, wireless networks and cloud computing.
May 28, 2015
Pioneering semiconductor maker Broadcom Corp., an industry mainstay with technology in a wide array of computing products, may be seeing its days numbered as an independent company in Orange County.
May 27, 2015
Shares of Broadcom Corp. jumped 21.5% on Wednesday on reports that the Irvine semiconductor developer is in advanced talks to be acquired by Avago Technologies.
Avago Technologies Inc. on Thursday agreed to buy Irvine semiconductor developer Broadcom Corp. for $37 billion in cash and stock, one the largest deals in the history of the semiconductor industry.
Long before Snapchat or Silicon Beach were ideas, chip maker Broadcom Corp. grew from its roots in a Santa Monica condominium into a 10,000-worker powerhouse in Irvine that helped turn Orange County into a technology hub.
Three Chinese nationals who earned advanced degrees from USC and three others have been charged with stealing wireless technology from a pair of U.S. companies.
May 19, 2015
The cash portion of Avago Technologies Ltd.’
May 29, 2015
Technology and the Internet
Huawei Technologies Co. will place $6 billion in new supply orders with three California tech firms, raising the profile of the fast-growing Chinese telecom giant.
Feb. 17, 2012
In late May, Broadcom Corp. announced stunning news: The giant Irvine chip maker would be bought by rival Avago Technologies Ltd. for $37 billion in one of the largest tech deals in history.
Nov. 15, 2015
Broadcom Corp. co-founder Henry T.