irish uk television channel see avago tv channel . broadcom limited formerly called avago technologies 1961 2016 type public traded as nasdaq avgo industry semiconductors founded 1961 ; 55 years ago 1961 headquarters san jose california united states and singapore dual headquarters ; incorporated in singapore key people hock e. tan ceo products analog electronics revenue us 4.307 billion operating income us 438 million net income us 263 million total assets us 10.491 billion total equity us 3243 million number of employees 8500 subsidiaries broadcom website www.broadcom.com broadcom limited formerly avago technologies is a designer developer and global supplier of products based on analog and digital semiconductor technologies within four primary markets wired infrastructure wireless communications enterprise storage and industrial & others . hock tan is the company s president and ceo . 1 2 the company is incorporated in singapore 3 and is co headquartered in san jose california and singapore . 4 5 6 7 avago took the broadcom part of the broadcom corporation name after acquiring it in january 2016 . the ticker symbol avgo that represented old avago now represents the new merged entity . the broadcom corporation ticker symbol brcm was retired . contents 1 history 2 products 3 see also 4 references history edit the company was founded in 1961 as a semiconductor products division of hewlett packard . 2 the division separated from hewlett packard as part of agilent technologies in 1999 . 5 7 8 kkr and silver lake partners acquired the division of agilent technologies in 2005 for 2.6 billion and formed avago technologies . 5 avago technologies agreed to sell its i o solutions unit to pmc sierra for 425 million in october 2005 . 9 in august 2008 the company filed an initial public offering of 400 million . 10 11 in october 2008 avago technologies acquired infineon technologies munich based bulk acoustic wave business for 21.5 million . 12 in 2009 avago technologies went public on nasdaq with the ticker symbol avgo . 8 13 avago technologies announced its agreement to acquire cyoptics an optical chip and component supplier for 400 million in april 2013 . 14 15 the acquisition aimed to expand avago technologies fiber optics product portfolio . 15 in october 2013 avago technologies invested 5 million in amantys power electronics technology provider as part of a strategic investment agreement between the two companies . 16 avago technologies announced its agreement to acquire lsi corporation in december 2013 for 6.6 billion . 5 7 13 17 18 the acquisition helped move avago technologies away from specialized products and towards a more mainstream industry which included chips especially storage for data centers . 18 the company sold its ssd controller business to seagate in may 2014 . 19 in august 2014 the company was the ninth largest semiconductor company . 6 avago technologies agreed to sell lsi s axxia networking business to intel for 650 million . 8 20 the company also agreed to buy plx technology an integrated circuits developer for 309 million . 21 in february 2015 it was announced that avago technologies limited had reached an agreement to acquire emulex corporation for 8 per share in cash . 22 on 28 may 2015 avago announced that it would buy broadcom 23 for 37 billion 17 billion cash and 20 billion in shares . 24 the combined company which will be named broadcom ltd. will have annual revenue of 15 billion and a market value of 77 billion . 25 broadcom corp. will strengthen avago technologies patent position significantly in sectors such as mobile the data center and the internet of things and would make the company the ninth largest holder of patents among the top semiconductor vendors according to an analysis by technology consulting firm lexinnova . 26 according to the company s web site the closing of the transaction completed on 1 february 2016 . 27 products edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . april 2016 the company s technologies include fiber optic led lsi motion control encoders optical sensors radio frequency and microwave . 28 avago technologies also manufactures enterprise storage chips and pcie switching and bridge chips . see also edit verigy references edit andrew meola 26 february 2014 . why avago technologies avgo is up today . the street . retrieved 2 january 2015 . a b steve johnson 16 december 2013 . avago offers 6.6 billion for san jose chipmaker lsi . contra costa times . retrieved 2 january 2015 . avago tech . avgo sec filings . 27 may 2015 . mark hachman 1 december 2005 . avago looks to mobile . eweek . a b c d chris mellor 16 december 2013 . avago technologies chomps up lsi for beelllions in cash . the register . a b soid ahmad 29 august 2014 . don t ignore these catalysts . seeking alpha . retrieved 2 january 2015 . a b c alex saltarin 17 december 2013 . avago technologies buys chip maker lsi corp for 6.6 bn . tech times . retrieved 2 january 2015 . a b c intel corporation acquires avago s networking business . valuewalk . 14 august 2014 . retrieved 2 january 2015 . agilent chip group reborn as avago . ee times . 5 december 2005 . retrieved 2 january 2015 . led maker avago technologies ltd. files for ipo . leds magazine . retrieved 2 january 2015 . avago technologies avgo files 400m ipo . street insider . 25 august 2008 . retrieved 2 january 2015 . richard wilson 1 october 2008 . avago buys infineon rf filter design team . electronics weekly . archived from the original on 5 january 2015 . a b himanshu arora 17 december 2013 . singapore s avago to buy storage chip maker lsi for 6.6 billion . techspot . retrieved 2 january 2015 . valerie coffey 19 april 2013 . cyoptics acquired for 400m by avago technologies . osa . retrieved 2 january 2015 . a b avago technologies to buy cyoptics . eet india . 12 april 2013 . retrieved 2 january 2015 . paul buckley 1 october 2013 . avago technologies makes strategic investment in amantys . ee times . retrieved 2 january 2015 . barr alistair 16 december 2013 . avago agrees to buy lsi for 6.6 billion . usa today . a b michael j. de la merced 16 december 2013 . avago to buy lsi for 6.6 billion . new york times dealbook . retrieved 2 january 2015 . dave altavilla 21 january 2014 . lsi set to take pci express ssds mainstream with sandforce sf3700 controller . forbes . retrieved 2 january 2015 . intel acquires avago networking business for us 650m . malay mail online . 14 august 2014 . retrieved 2 january 2015 . sarah drake 23 june 2014 . avago to buy plx technology in 309m deal . silicon valley business journal . retrieved 2 january 2015 . avago financial news 2015 02 25 . broadcom to be acquired by avago technologies for 37b . bloomberg . 28 may 2015 . retrieved 28 may 2015 . avago to buy broadcom in 37 billion deal . cnbc . 28 may 2015 . retrieved 28 may 2015 . nicole arce 29 may 2015 . avago to acquire rival firm broadcom for 37 billion should intel worry . tech times . retrieved 20 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