Broadcom News

Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it has extended its portfolio of BluetoothA system-on-a-chip solutions to enable mobile phones to wirelessly track and monitor health and fitness indicators.

Qualcomm recently provided a disappointing outlook and lowered its 2010 guidance, citing competitive pricing and a slow recovery in developed markets.

Amazon.com shares outpaced the broader market for tech stocks Monday after one analyst predicted opportunities for its Kindle, downplaying fears Apple Inc.'s iPad had already made the electronic reader obsolete.

Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced a new single-chip HSPA baseband processor and a radio frequency transceiver solution that integrates all of the key 3G cellular and mobile technologies for powering the 3G smartphone and smart feature phone product segments.

Citigroup said Monday that it initiated coverage of Broadcom Corp. /quotes/comstock/15*!brcm /quotes/nls/brcm with a buy rating and a price target of $35 on its shares.

Broadcom and Qualcom grew their sales in the wireless chip-set market in Q4, and expect market demand to grow substantially in 2010.

Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a dividend policy pursuant to which the Company intends to pay quarterly cash dividends on its common stock.

The news comes as the number two player in the PON market, startup Teknovus Inc., is expected to be acquired by Broadcom Corp.

Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, will be presenting at the following first quarter 2010 conferences: Thomas Weisel Annual Technology & Telecom Conference on February 8, 2010 Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference 2010 on February 23, 2010 Morgan Stanley 2010 Technology, Media ...

Cisco Systems Inc. and Visa Inc. late Wednesday each posted quarterly earnings that surpassed analysts' expectations, and investors responded by pushing the companies' shares higher.

Broadcom Corp. said Wednesday that it returned to a profit in the fourth quarter, as the semiconductor company posted a 19% gain in net revenue compared to the same period a year earlier.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it will not pursue a civil action against four former Broadcom Corp.

If there was a complaint to be made about Broadcom 's industry-beating performance in 2009, it was that the performance was uneven, with certain key product lines performing much better than others.

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Irvine-based Broadcom announced Wednesday that it has acquire Teknovus , a maker of EPON chipsets and software.

Broadcom Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Teknovus Inc. , a passive optical networking firm.

As we head into February, there are still some giant companies out there that we have yet to hear from.

Chatter in the rumor mill says Broadcom Corp. or Cavium Networks may be about to acquire startup Teknovus Inc.

As noted by Mayor Bill Bogaard, Thursday's State of the Union address took its place in history as the first in the city's far northeast District 4. It's so far from the city center, it could be the first time some city officials got on the freeway to get there.

Nariman Yousefi, who's going to be head of infrastructure products and will report directly to Henry Samueli.