8-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): November 15, 2005

Broadcom Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	000-23993	33-0480482
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	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
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

(d) On November 15, 2005 the Board of Directors of Broadcom Corporation (the "Board"), acting pursuant to the authority granted to it by Broadcom’s Bylaws, increased the size of the Board from seven to nine directors. Effective as of November 15, 2005 Maureen E. Grzelakowski was appointed to fill one of the vacancies created by such increase. The Board has not yet appointed Ms. Grzelakowski to any Board committee.

Broadcom issued a related press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Grzelakowski to the Board on November 17, 2005. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated November 17, 2005 of the Registrant.

SIGNATURES

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
November 21, 2005	By:	William J. Ruehle
		Name: William J. Ruehle
		Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated November 17, 2005 of the Registrant.

EX-99.1

NEWS RELEASE

Broadcom Business Press Contact
Bill Blanning
Vice President, Public Relations
949-926-5555
blanning@broadcom.com Broadcom Financial Analyst Contact
T. Peter Andrew
Vice President, Investor Relations
949-926-5663
pandrew@broadcom.com

Broadcom Names Maureen E. Grzelakowski
to Its Board of Directors

IRVINE, Calif. – November 17, 2005 – Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) today announced the appointment of Maureen E. “Moe” Grzelakowski to its Board of Directors.

Ms. Grzelakowski, 51, who is currently a Chicago-based consultant for companies in the Internet and telecommunications industries, held senior positions from 1996 to 1999 at Motorola, Inc., including Senior Vice President and General Manager of Strategic Marketing, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Cellular Systems Group, and Vice President and General Manager of the International Cellular Infrastructure Division. From 1992 to 1995, she held several executive positions at AT&T Corp., including Vice President and General Manager of the multi-billion dollar global Switching Systems business. In addition, during her career at AT&T she also served in several positions at Bell Labs, now a subsidiary of Lucent Technologies Inc. In 2000, Ms. Grzelakowski served briefly as Senior Vice President: Office of the Chairman at Dell Inc., where she worked with Founder and Chairman Michael Dell.

Earlier this year, Ms. Grzelakowski published a book entitled Mother Leads Best, which examines the positive impact motherhood can have on the leadership skills of senior executive women.

Ms. Grzelakowski received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, an M.S. in Computer Science and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University. She is a senior adviser at Investor Growth Capital, a venture capital and private equity firm, and currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Kemet Electronics Corporation, a manufacturer of solid-state tantalum, multilayer ceramic and aluminum capacitors.

“Moe is one of the most talented executives in the high tech industry, and we are extraordinarily fortunate to have her join our Board of Directors,” said Scott A. McGregor, Broadcom’s President and CEO. “Moe brings to Broadcom a wealth of experience and insight developed over many years of leading strategy and overseeing operations at major global technology companies.”

With the new addition, Broadcom’s Board of Directors now has eight members, including five independent directors. The members are Mr. McGregor; Ms. Grzelakowski; Dr. Henry Samueli, Broadcom’s co-founder, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer; George L. Farinsky; John Major; Alan E. Ross; Robert E. Switz; and Werner F. Wolfen.

About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a global leader in wired and wireless broadband communications semiconductors. Our products enable the convergence of high-speed data, high definition video, voice and audio at home, in the office and on the go. Broadcom provides manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices with the industry’s broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and software solutions. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything®.

Broadcom is one of the world’s largest fabless semiconductor companies, with annual revenue of more than $2 billion. The company is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., with offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at 1-949-450-8700 or at www.broadcom.com.

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