Broadcom Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 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, 2012.

Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $2.08 billion. This represents a decrease of 2.3% compared with the $2.13 billion reported for the third quarter of 2012 and an increase of 14.3% compared with the $1.82 billion reported for the fourth quarter of 2011. Net income computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $251 million, or $.43 per share (diluted), compared with GAAP net income of $220 million, or $.38 per share (diluted), for the third quarter of 2012 and GAAP net income of $254 million, or $.45 per share (diluted), for the fourth quarter of 2011.