Broadcom

Broadcom Inc., commonly known as Broadcom, is an American multinational technology company that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software products. The company's roots trace back to 1961 as HP Associates, a division of Hewlett-Packard. Avago Technologies Limited acquired Broadcom Corporation in 2016 and subsequently rebranded as Broadcom Limited, eventually becoming Broadcom Inc. in November 2017. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Broadcom is a publicly traded company on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AVGO. As of 2025, it reported approximately 33,000 employees and revenue of US$63.89 billion, with its market capitalization surpassing $2 trillion in April 2026.

Broadcom operates in two primary segments: Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software. The Semiconductor Solutions segment offers products for data center, networking, broadband, wireless, storage, and industrial markets, including Ethernet switching and routing silicon, Wi-Fi and GNSS/GPS SoCs, RF semiconductor devices, PCIe switches, and Fibre Channel products. Its Infrastructure Software segment provides enterprise solutions for building, connecting, managing, and securing complex digital environments, such as private cloud software (including VMware Cloud Foundation following its 2023 acquisition), mainframe software, and cybersecurity solutions.

In patent litigation, Broadcom's posture is that of an operating company primarily defending against infringement claims. The company has been named as a defendant in both of its two tracked cases and has no recorded appearances as a plaintiff. This pattern suggests Broadcom is a frequent target of patent assertion entities.

The tracked cases involve Broadcom as a defendant in "Marlin Semiconductor Limited et al. v. Apple et al." in the Western District of Texas, and "Marlin Semiconductor et al. v. TSMC et al." before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Both venues are common for patent litigation, with the Western District of Texas notably known for its plaintiff-friendly environment. These cases highlight Broadcom's involvement in defending its semiconductor and related technologies against patent assertions.