Broadcom Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today reported unaudited financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.

Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $1.82 billion. This represents a decrease of 7.0% compared with the $1.96 billion reported for the third quarter of 2011 and a decrease of 6.4% compared with the $1.95 billion reported for the fourth quarter of 2010. Net revenue for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $7.39 billion. This represents an increase in net revenue of 8.4% from the $6.82 billion reported for the year ended December 31, 2010.