Dr. Henry Samueli, Ph.D.

Overview

Henry Samueli, Ph.D. is our co-founder and has served as a director and as Chief Technical Officer since Broadcom"s inception in 1991, as Chairman of our Board of Directors since May 2003, and as Co-Chairman of the Board until May 2003. He served as Vice President of Research & Development from our inception until March 2003. Dr. Samueli is also a director and officer of certain Broadcom subsidiaries. Since 1985 Dr. Samueli has been a professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he has supervised advanced research programs in broadband communications circuits. Dr. Samueli has been on a leave of absence from UCLA since 1995. Dr. Samueli was the Chief Scientist and one of the founders of PairGain Technologies, Inc., a telecommunications equipment manufacturer, and he consulted for PairGain from 1988 to 1994. From 1980 until 1985 Dr. Samueli was employed in various engineering management positions in the Electronics and Technology Division of TRW, Inc. Dr. Samueli received a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Samueli is a named inventor in 50 U.S. patents. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Member of the National Academy of Engineering. On May 14, 2008, Henry Samueli, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Technical Officer of Broadcom Corporation decided to take leaves of absence as executive officers of Broadcom. Effective as of May 14, 2008, Dr. Samueli has resigned as a member of the Board of Directors (the "Board") and as Chairman of the Board of Broadcom. Dr. Samueli will not be standing for re-election to the Board at the Annual Meeting.