Where is Broadcom headquartered?

Broadcom's global headquarters is located at 3421 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94304. This became the primary corporate address following the VMware acquisition close in November 2023 — VMware's longtime Palo Alto campus gave Broadcom a natural anchor for its expanded enterprise software operations alongside its existing Silicon Valley presence. Broadcom also maintains significant corporate and engineering presence at its San Jose, CA campus (1320 Ridder Park Drive area), which has historically served as a key semiconductor operations center.

The original Broadcom Corporation was founded in Westwood, Los Angeles in 1991 and relocated to Irvine, California in 1995. Avago Technologies was primarily based in San Jose. After the 2016 merger, the combined company used San Jose as a primary base before shifting corporate address to Palo Alto following the VMware acquisition. Today's Broadcom Inc. is incorporated in Delaware with operational headquarters in Palo Alto, California.

Broadcom operates more than 76 corporate offices across six continents. Its largest international engineering presence is in Bangalore, India, where Broadcom runs substantial R&D and engineering teams across multiple semiconductor and software product divisions. Israel is a significant R&D hub, particularly for networking and security technologies — Broadcom has several sites in the Tel Aviv and Herzliya corridor, reflecting the long heritage of networking ASIC engineering talent in that region.

Singapore serves as the primary Asia-Pacific logistics, sales, and operations hub, while South Korea (Seoul) and Taiwan (Taipei) are important for relationships with OEM and foundry partners. Japan (Tokyo) supports enterprise software and semiconductor distribution. In Europe, Broadcom has offices in the United Kingdom (Reading), Germany (Munich), the Netherlands (Amsterdam), and several other countries, supporting EMEA enterprise software sales and support for VMware, CA, and Symantec customers. North America locations beyond Silicon Valley include Austin, Texas, and Broomfield, Colorado (a legacy VMware and CA Technologies footprint).

For enterprise sellers targeting Broadcom as a customer, the Silicon Valley concentration is the most critical planning signal: C-level, procurement, and product leadership are accessible within the Palo Alto and San Jose corridor, making in-person executive engagement highly feasible from any Bay Area-based field team. Field events, executive briefings, and ABM campaigns in Silicon Valley yield the highest density of Broadcom decision-makers per square mile of any geography.

For vendors selling into Broadcom's international engineering teams — EDA tools, chip design software, developer tooling, security platforms — Bangalore is the highest-density location outside the US and should be treated as a primary target territory, not a secondary one. Israel is critical for network and security technology buyers given the depth of networking ASIC engineering talent there. For enterprise software discussions tied to VMware, CA, or Symantec adoption, EMEA accounts at Reading and Munich are meaningful targets. APAC semiconductor and supply-chain vendors should prioritize Singapore and Taiwan, where Broadcom's manufacturing partnerships and regional procurement are centered.