Industry Trump blocks Broadcom's acquisition of Qualcomm on national security grounds The president issued an executive order that prohibits any deal By Rob Thubron, March 13, 2018, 6:08 AM 31 comments
Industry Broadcom slashes Qualcomm bid to $117 billion following Qualcomm's increased NXP offer Broadcom's offer was contingent upon Qualcomm buying NXP at $110 per share By Shawn Knight, February 21, 2018, 12:13 PM
Industry Qualcomm increases bid for NXP, further complicating Broadcom takeover attempt The revised offer further muddies the water with Broadcom By Shawn Knight, February 20, 2018, 1:12 PM
Industry Broadcom is pursuing a hostile takeover of Qualcomm, securing 'up to' $100 billion in debt to cover the bid Qualcomm may have pushed their luck too far By Cohen Coberly, February 12, 2018, 12:19 PM
Industry Qualcomm rejects Broadcom's revised acquisition offer, proposes a meeting instead Will the two sides be able to hammer out a deal in person? By Shawn Knight, February 9, 2018, 12:02 PM
Industry Broadcom makes its "best and final offer" for Qualcomm Perhaps more money will sway Qualcomm's board? By Shawn Knight, February 5, 2018, 2:52 PM 11 comments
Industry Qualcomm rejects Broadcom's colossal $103 billion acquisition offer Says it significantly undervalues the company By Shawn Knight, November 13, 2017, 10:56 AM
Industry Broadcom has made a $105 billion unsolicited offer to buy Qualcomm It would be one of the biggest chipmaker takeovers ever By Shawn Knight, November 6, 2017, 9:46 AM
Security Security flaw found in Broadcom chipset allows hackers to hijack WiFi connected iPhones Android phones, routers, and smart TVs are also reported to be vulnerable By Cal Jeffrey, September 26, 2017, 6:29 PM 12 comments
Electronics Broadcom is about to make GPS a lot more accurate Turn right in 12 inches By Greg Synek, September 26, 2017, 10:15 AM
Industry Broadcom agrees to buy network gear maker Brocade for $5.5 billion By Shawn Knight, November 2, 2016, 11:45 AM
Industry Hardware Chipmaker Avago Technologies acquires rival Broadcom for $37 billion By Shawn Knight, May 28, 2015, 1:00 PM
Industry Electronics Intel, Samsung create a new Internet of Things consortium By Himanshu Arora, July 8, 2014, 12:30 PM
Hardware Broadcom's new chip allows mobile devices to support all wireless charging standards By Justin Kahn, May 28, 2014, 4:30 PM
Mobile Broadcom announces 5G Wi-Fi 2x2 MIMO chip for smartphones By Shawn Knight, February 25, 2014, 7:30 AM
Mobile Industry Broadcom aims to bring advanced LTE to low-cost smartphones with its new SoCs By Justin Kahn, February 10, 2014, 4:00 PM
Industry Mobile Broadcom announces 5G Wi-Fi chip for entry-level devices By Jesse Schoff, May 24, 2013, 11:00 AM 12 comments
Industry The Web Watch out Cisco: Facebook is designing open network switches By Rick Burgess, May 10, 2013, 2:00 PM
Hardware Industry Qualcomm becomes world's third largest semiconductor supplier By Matthew DeCarlo, December 7, 2012, 8:30 AM
Industry Mobile Marvell unveils first 802.11ac chip with Bluetooth 4.0, NFC By Rick Burgess, June 4, 2012, 5:00 PM
Industry Hardware Netgear announces world's first 802.11ac Wi-Fi router By Jose Vilches, April 26, 2012, 2:30 PM
Industry Hardware Broadcom introduces first gigabit-speed 802.11ac chips By Jose Vilches, January 5, 2012, 10:06 AM 11 comments