Broadcom Leads Ethernet Semi MarketBroadcom Leads Ethernet Semi Market

Broadcom becomes market share leader in Ethernet semiconductor revenues with 50% year-on-year growth, according to IDC

April 26, 2004

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IRVINE, Calif. -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor solutions enabling broadband communications, today announced that in 2003 it achieved the worldwide market leadership position in Ethernet semiconductor revenues. According to IDC's "Worldwide Ethernet Semiconductor 2003 Vendor Analysis," Broadcom surpassed Intel to reach the top position based on its success in Fast Ethernet (FE) and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch ASSPs (application-specific semiconductor standard products) as well as its success in securing GbE NIC/LOM designs within certain top accounts. IDC reported that Broadcom's combined FE and GbE revenue grew almost 50% year-over-year.

Broadcom also announced today that it has surpassed the cumulative milestone of over one billion Ethernet ports, including over 350 million complete switch ports, shipped -- to personal computer and networking customers worldwide, including all Tier 1 system manufacturers. This includes Ethernet solutions that address switch and router/gateway systems-on-a-chip (SoC), physical layer (PHYs) devices, media access controllers (MACs) for network interface card (NIC) and LAN on motherboard (LOM) applications, serializer/deserializers, network processors, switch fabrics, and application- specific integrated circuits (ASICs). These solutions have become the foundation for a number of leading OEM/ODM networking products announced throughout 2003 in the enterprise, small-to-medium-sized business and home networking markets.

Backed by IDC's report, Broadcom is the leading provider of end-to-end Ethernet solutions that connect enterprise wiring closets, data centers and core networks, remote offices-branch offices, small-to-medium sized businesses, small offices-home offices, and personal computers. As the pioneer of Gigabit Ethernet-over-Copper integrated circuit technology, Broadcom has led the industry migration from Fast Ethernet and is now accelerating the adoption of Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet, providing the industry's most widely accepted and deployed portfolio of Ethernet products. Broadcom's Ethernet technology enables the high-speed transmission of voice, video and data services over the Category 5 unshielded, twisted-pair copper wiring that is widely deployed in enterprise and small office networks.

"The migration to Gigabit Ethernet continues to be the leading driver for chip vendors as this technology continues to migrate from servers and LAN switch aggregation segments to higher volume PCs and desktop switches," said Sean Lavey, Semiconductor Program Manager for IDC. "We expect end-users will continue to find the higher bandwidth of GbE attractive as it enables more advanced applications while increasing overall system performance."

"Broadcom continues to experience solid growth and market leadership in the Gigabit Ethernet networking infrastructure segment by providing a broader range of features and greater performance, as well as stable technology based upon five generations of field-proven products, and continuing improvements in power dissipation and port integration," said Alan E. Ross, Broadcom's President and CEO. "In addition to the continued ramp of our Gigabit Ethernet products, our Fast Ethernet products have experienced record results as well, driven by the adoption of switching technologies into new products such as wireless, cable and DSL gateways, as well as continued demand from our international customers."

Broadcom Corp.

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