Broadcom (AVGO) is a global technology leader headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that designs, develops, and supplies a broad portfolio of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company has emerged as a critical enabler of the AI computing boom through its custom AI accelerators (XPUs), high-speed networking chips, and broadband and enterprise semiconductor products, with hyperscale customers including Google (GOOG) (GOOGL), OpenAI, and Anthropic. Beyond semiconductors, Broadcom's infrastructure software segment, anchored by VMware Cloud Foundation, has become a major growth driver following its 2023 acquisition of VMware.