Broadcom is a semiconductor-and-software company that grew large through repeated acquisitions, anchored in networking and communications chips. It holds strong share in data-center switching and wireless and storage chips.
Its VMware acquisition added a large infrastructure-software business, giving it both hardware and software engines. It is also gaining ground in custom AI chips (ASICs) for large cloud providers, rising in importance as a behind-the-scenes player in AI infrastructure.
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Federal contracts (USAspending)
| Amount | Awarding agency | Scope (original) |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | Department of Defense ／Missile Defense Agency | SCALABLE HOMELAND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE LAYERED DEFENSE (SHIELD) INITIAL ORDER. ↗ |
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Sources of funding (by agency)
The main agencies funding this company and cumulative amounts, from this site's collected contract data. Click an agency for details.
Federal contract awards over time (past 3 fiscal years)
Federal contract awards to Broadcom has risen about 159628% from FY2023 to FY2025 (≈$52K to ≈$83.4M).
| Fiscal year | Awarded |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | ≈$83.4M |
| FY2024 | ≈$56.7M |
| FY2023 | ≈$52K |
Total federal contract awards (award types A–D) to this company per fiscal year (starting October). Source: USAspending. May be revised.
SEC filings (EDGAR)
- Current report (8-K) 2026-06-11 View on SEC ↗
- Quarterly report (10-Q) 2026-06-09 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-06-03 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-04-21 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-04-06 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-04-02 View on SEC ↗
- Quarterly report (10-Q) 2026-03-11 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-03-04 View on SEC ↗
Security (CISA KEV)
CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog lists 4 entries for Broadcom products. The most recent are shown below.
- CVE-2026-22719 2026-03-03 Broadcom VMware Aria Operations — Broadcom VMware Aria Operations Command Injection... ↗
- CVE-2024-37079 2026-01-23 Broadcom VMware vCenter Server — Broadcom VMware vCenter Server Out-of-bounds Write... ↗
- CVE-2025-41244 2025-10-30 Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools — Broadcom VMware Aria Operations a... ↗
- CVE-2025-1976 2025-04-28 Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS — Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS Code Injection Vulnerability ↗
Timeline
Events tied to this entity, newest first, from the data this site tracks.
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Sources (primary)
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