Broadcom — network adapters and components for data centers and enterprise networks

Broadcom Inc. is an American multinational corporation, one of the world's largest manufacturers of semiconductors, network adapters, chipsets, and solutions for data centers, cloud environments, and telecommunications networks. The company was founded in 1961 as the Hewlett-Packard Semiconductor division, with its headquarters located in San Jose, California, USA . Broadcom ranks among the market leaders in semiconductors with a presence in more than 100 countries worldwide and an annual turnover of over 30 billion US dollars . Broadcom products are used by the largest corporations, data centers, cloud providers, telecom operators, and equipment manufacturers around the world .

Official website: broadcom.com

About Broadcom

Broadcom Inc. was formed as a result of the merger of Avago Technologies and Broadcom Corporation in 2016 . The company specializes in the development and manufacture of semiconductors for various market segments — from network equipment and data storage systems to mobile devices and industrial automation.

Broadcom is known for its innovations in network technologies and semiconductors. The company is a developer of many key technologies in the field of Ethernet adapters, Fibre Channel adapters, network controllers, and chipsets for servers and storage systems.

Broadcom's portfolio includes more than 100 products and solutions for data centers and enterprise networks, including Ethernet adapters, Fibre Channel adapters, network controllers, chipsets for servers and storage systems, as well as network management software.

Broadcom Product Categories for Business

1. Broadcom Ethernet Adapters for Data Centers

Broadcom offers Ethernet adapters for servers and data centers with support for speeds from 1 to 400 Gbps.

Key Broadcom Ethernet Adapter Models

• Broadcom NetXtreme E-Series: a line of Ethernet adapters for servers. Support for 1/10/25/40/50/100/200/400 Gbps speeds. Support for SR-IOV, RDMA (RoCE), and DPDK technologies for high-performance applications.
• Broadcom 57416: dual-port 10 Gbps Ethernet adapter. Support for RDMA and iSCSI.
• Broadcom 57454: quad-port 10 Gbps Ethernet adapter. For high-performance servers.
• Broadcom 57508: dual-port 100 Gbps Ethernet adapter. For large data centers and cloud environments.

Broadcom Ethernet Adapter Technologies

• SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization): I/O virtualization technology for improving virtual machine performance.
• RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access): direct memory access technology for high-performance applications.
• RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet): RDMA over Ethernet technology for high-performance computing.
• DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit): a set of tools for high-performance network packet processing.

2. Broadcom Fibre Channel Adapters for Storage Systems

Broadcom offers Fibre Channel adapters under the Emulex brand to connect servers to data storage systems with support for speeds from 8 to 64 Gbps.

Key Broadcom Fibre Channel Adapter Models

• Broadcom Emulex LPe32000: dual-port 32 Gbps Fibre Channel adapter. For connection to storage systems.
• Broadcom Emulex LPe35000: dual-port 64 Gbps Fibre Channel adapter. For high-performance storage systems.
• Broadcom Emulex LPe16000: dual-port 16 Gbps Fibre Channel adapter.

Broadcom Fibre Channel Adapter Technologies

• NVMe over Fibre Channel: support for NVMe over Fibre Channel for high-performance access to storage systems.
• Secure Boot: protection of the adapter boot process to prevent firmware-level attacks.

3. Broadcom Network Controllers for Servers

Broadcom offers network controllers for servers that provide high performance and reliability of network connections.

Embedded Controllers

Broadcom offers embedded network controllers for servers that provide high performance and reliability of network connections.

Product Line

Key Broadcom Network Controller Models

• Broadcom BCM5720: dual-port 1 Gbps network controller for entry-level servers.
• Broadcom BCM57800: dual-port 10 Gbps network controller for mid-range servers.

4. Broadcom Chipsets for Servers and Storage Systems

Broadcom manufactures chipsets for servers and data storage systems that provide high performance and scalability.

PCIe Controllers

PCIe bus controllers for connecting high-performance devices (SSDs, GPUs, network adapters).

RAID Controllers

RAID controllers for creating fault-tolerant disk arrays.

Key Broadcom Chipset Products

• Broadcom PCIe Controllers: PCIe bus controllers for connecting high-performance devices.
• Broadcom RAID Controllers: RAID controllers for creating fault-tolerant disk arrays.

5. Broadcom Network Management Software

Broadcom offers software for managing networks and data centers.

Key Broadcom Software Products

• Broadcom SANnav: platform for managing storage area networks (SAN).
• Broadcom Storage Management: tools for managing data storage systems.

Key Broadcom Technologies

SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization)

I/O virtualization technology that allows virtual machines to directly access network adapters to improve performance.

RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access)

Direct memory access technology that provides high performance and low latency in data transmission.

NVMe over Fabrics

Technology for using NVMe drives over Fibre Channel and Ethernet networks for high-performance data access.

Secure Boot

Technology for protecting the adapter boot process to prevent firmware-level attacks.

Enterprise Application

• Data centers: Broadcom Ethernet adapters for connecting servers to data center networks.
• Data storage systems: Broadcom Fibre Channel adapters for connection to storage systems.
• Cloud providers: Broadcom Ethernet adapters and network controllers for building scalable cloud environments.
• Enterprise networks: Broadcom network controllers for servers and workstations.

Availability in Russia

Broadcom officially left Russia in 2022 . Equipment supplies are prohibited . Warranty service is not provided . For government projects, it is necessary to use Russian manufacturers of network adapters and chipsets included in the register of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Warranty Periods

Broadcom products were provided with a warranty of 1 to 3 years depending on the equipment category. Under current conditions, warranty service is not officially provided.