SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 23, 2002

BROADCOM CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

California	000-23993	33-0480482
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

16215 Alton Parkway, Irvine, California   92618

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 450-8700

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)

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BROADCOM CORPORATION 8-K

Item 7.   Exhibits

(a)	Not Applicable.
(b)	Not Applicable.
(c)	Exhibits
99.1	Press Release dated January 23, 2002, of the Registrant.

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

         On January 23, 2002 Broadcom Corporation issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		BROADCOM CORPORATION, a California corporation
January 24, 2002
	By:	/s/ WILLIAM J. RUEHLE
		William J. Ruehle Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
		/s/ SCOTT J. POTERACKI Scott J. Poteracki Corporate Controller and Senior Director of Finance (Principal Accounting Officer)