Introduction: Broadcom Corporation is a leading supplier of highly integrated semiconductor solutions for broadband communication and networking of voice, video, and data services. The company is committed to designing, developing, and supplying complete System on Chip (SoC) solutions using digital, analog, and radio frequency (RF) technologies, as well as related hardware and software system level applications. Its diverse product portfolio targets every major broadband communication market and includes solutions for digital cable and satellite set-top boxes, high-definition television (HDTV), cable and DSL (digital subscriber line) modems and residential gateways, high-speed transmission and local exchange, metropolitan, wide area, and storage networks, home and wireless networks, cellular and satellite wireless communications, voice over IP (VoIP) gateways and telephone systems, broadband networks and security processors, and system I/O servers.