Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO)

Broadcom Inc., with its ticker symbol AVGO, is a global technology leader that operates in the semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions industry. The company's main business activities involve providing semiconductor solutions for managing the movement of data in data center, service provider, and enterprise networking applications. Broadcom's product portfolio ranges from discrete devices to complex sub-systems that include multiple device types and may also incorporate firmware for interfacing between analog and digital systems.

Broadcom's semiconductor solutions cater to several segments, including digital and mixed signal products, analog products, and RF semiconductor devices. The digital and mixed signal products are based on silicon wafers with CMOS transistors, offering fast switching speeds and low power consumption. Analog products are based on III-V semiconductor materials, which have higher electrical conductivity than silicon, and are used in RF, and optoelectronic applications. RF semiconductor devices selectively filter, amplify, and route RF signals. Additionally, the company's product portfolio includes networking, wireless, storage, industrial, and infrastructure software solutions. The networking segment includes Ethernet switching and routing silicon, custom silicon solutions, physical layer devices, and fibre optic components. Wireless products include connectivity solutions, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth solutions, and GPS/GNSS receivers. Storage products include SAS and RAID controllers and adapters, PCIe switches, fibre channel host bus adapters, and Ethernet NIC controllers. Industrial products include optocouplers, industrial fiber optics, industrial and medical sensors, motion encoders, light emitting diode devices, and Ethernet ICs. Infrastructure software solutions include mainframe software, distributed software, and Symantec cyber security software.

Broadcom's ability to leverage its extensive portfolio of U.S. and other patents and other intellectual property to integrate multiple technologies and create system-on-chip (SoC) component and software solutions that target growth opportunities is one of its competitive advantages. The company's high-performance design and integration capabilities and its focus on developing products for target markets where it believes it can earn attractive margins are other competitive advantages. Broadcom's customers include many of the largest companies in the world, including most of the Fortune 500, and many government agencies. Its software customers are in most major industries worldwide, including banks, insurance companies, other financial services providers, government agencies, global IT service providers, telecommunication providers, transportation companies, manufacturers, technology companies, retailers, educational organizations, and healthcare institutions.

Broadcom's software offerings include market-leading DevOps, AIOps, Security, Workload Automation, Data Management, and Foundational Software solutions. Distributed software solutions optimize the planning, development, and delivery of business-critical services. Symantec cyber security software solutions help organizations and governments secure against threats and compliance risks by protecting users and data on any app, device, or network.