Broadcom Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2001

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), the leading provider of integrated circuits enabling broadband communications, today reported financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2001.

Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2001 was $226.8 million, an increase of 6.2% over the $213.6 million reported in the third quarter of 2001 and a decrease of 33.3% from the $340.2 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2000. Pro forma net loss for the fourth quarter of 2001 was $28.8 million, or $.11 per share (basic and diluted). This compares with pro forma net loss of $34.0 million, or $.13 per share (basic and diluted), in the third quarter of 2001, and pro forma net income of $58.0 million, or $.21 per share (diluted), in the fourth quarter of 2000.

Broadcom reports net income (loss) and diluted earnings (loss) per share on a pro forma basis, which excludes the effects of acquisition-related expenses, payroll taxes on certain stock option exercises, certain non-recurring charges, such as goodwill impairment, restructuring costs and loss on strategic investments, non-operating gains, and related income tax effects. Including these charges, gains and effects, substantially all of which were non-cash, net loss for the fourth quarter of 2001 was $329.6 million, or $1.27 per share (basic and diluted), compared with a net loss of $1,619.2 million, or $6.36 per share (basic and diluted), in the third quarter of 2001, and a net loss of $768.3 million, or $3.28 per share (basic and diluted), in the fourth quarter of 2000. Broadcom uses pro forma reporting internally to evaluate its operating performance and believes this presentation provides its investors with additional insight on its underlying operating results.

Both net loss and pro forma net loss per share for the fourth quarter were based on 259.5 million weighted average shares outstanding (basic and diluted), compared to 254.5 million weighted average shares outstanding (basic and diluted) in the third quarter of 2001. Net loss and pro forma net income per share for the fourth quarter of 2000 were based on 234.1 million weighted average shares outstanding (basic and diluted) and 274.1 million weighted average shares outstanding (diluted), respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2001, net revenue was $961.8 million, a decrease of 12.3% from the $1,096.2 million reported for the year 2000. Pro forma net loss for the year 2001 was $85.8 million, compared to pro forma net income of $242.7 million reported for the year 2000. Pro forma net loss per share for the year 2001 was $.34 (basic and diluted) versus pro forma net income of $.93 per share (diluted) for the same period in 2000. Including the charges, gains and effects excluded in pro forma reporting, net loss for the full year 2001 was $2,742.0 million, or $10.79 per share (basic and diluted), compared to a net loss of $687.8 million, or $3.13 per share (basic and diluted), for the year 2000. Both net loss and pro forma net loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2001 were based on 254.0 million weighted average shares outstanding (basic and diluted); net loss and pro forma net income per share for the year ended December 31, 2000 were based on 220.1 million weighted average shares outstanding (basic and diluted) and 261.4 million weighted average shares outstanding (diluted), respectively.

"Once again Broadcom delivered strong quarterly results, with revenue, gross margin and operating margin all improving over the prior quarter," said Dr. Henry T. Nicholas III, Broadcom's President and CEO. "We are seeing improvement in our end markets and we continue to generate a strong flow of new products for both existing and new markets. We plan to continue to leverage our breadth and core competencies in broadband to drive convergence of various markets."

"On the access side of the business, we demonstrated our ability to leverage our engineering strengths by effectively launching new products into three large broadband access markets: Wireless LAN, ADSL and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS)," Nicholas said. "In addition, we continued to develop products that add features and functionality across our principal markets, including, for example, Personal Video Recorder (PVR) products for cable and DBS markets, switching products for the business enterprise, and Voice-over-IP (VoIP) products that reach across both home and enterprise networks. We will continue to drive the convergence of once separate broadband networks, as the only chip vendor capable of providing end-to-end solutions for all areas of broadband connectivity."

Following is a review of selected key accomplishments and progress during the quarter in the principal markets served by Broadcom:

Broadcom's wireless initiatives made significant advances during the quarter, specifically in Wireless LAN and Bluetooth™. In Wireless LAN, Broadcom started sampling the industry's first direct-conversion, all-CMOS two-chip solution for the IEEE 802.11b wireless networking standard. This product has recently secured design wins at leading industry equipment manufacturers. In Bluetooth, Broadcom and Palm Inc. agreed to collaborate in developing advanced Bluetooth solutions for next-generation handheld computers. This collaboration demonstrates the increasing importance for Personal Area Networks that allow for robust communication and data sharing among cell phones, PDAs, handheld computers, laptops, desktops, wireless printers, servers and Internet web sites. Broadcom has been developing products in the wireless area for over a year and continues to focus significant engineering resources on the design of wireless products and their integration into enterprise and home networks.

In the digital cable and satellite set-top box markets, Broadcom's products continued to drive new functions, such as PVR, and higher levels of integration of set-top boxes. The list of partners utilizing its PVR technology grew with the additions of EchoStar and Liberate Technologies. EchoStar's DishPVR 721 satellite set-top box, powered by a graphics and video recorder chip from Broadcom, won "Best of Show" at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month. Broadcom and Liberate partnered in PVR by combining Liberate's next generation software with Broadcom's silicon solutions.

In the server solutions market, the company's ServerWorks subsidiary announced SystemI/O™ technology that supports ultra low voltage Pentium® III processors. These SystemI/O products are the only core logic products that support the ultra low voltage processors, PC 133 and 64-bit PCI. They have been validated by major server OEMs and began shipping in the fourth quarter.

In the cable modem market, Broadcom announced that ADC, ARRIS, Cadant and Motorola are all planning to adopt Broadcom's new Media Access Controller (MAC) for their next-generation Cable Modem Termination Systems (CMTS). Separately, three of Broadcom's customers received certification from CableLabs® for their Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS™) 1.1 high-speed cable modems. DOCSIS 1.1 provides a platform that includes Quality of Service (QoS) and other capabilities that enable VoIP telephony, streaming media and layered data services to cable modem subscribers.

During the quarter, Broadcom advanced its leadership position in the enterprise networking market with the introduction of its new 0.13-Micron QuadSquad™ Gigabit Transceiver that reduces design complexity, lowers system cost and accelerates time-to-market for customers, all with the industry's lowest power consumption of less than one watt per port. Broadcom's line of high performance and low power 0.13-Micron Gigabit Ethernet products continues to drive the transition of enterprise networks from Fast Ethernet to Gigabit Ethernet at compelling price points.

Broadcom also made progress with its enterprise switching products. Several tier one networking equipment vendors commenced volume production of Ethernet switches based on Broadcom's StrataSwitch™ products, which integrate 24 Fast Ethernet plus two Gigabit Ethernet ports on a single chip. Networking equipment based on StrataSwitch chips is able to switch, route and perform advanced Layer 4-7 packet filtering on all Fast and Gigabit Ethernet packets simultaneously at wire speed. Broadcom's StrataSwitch products are a driving force in the convergence of voice and data networks within the corporate enterprise, reducing two separate networks into one.

In the ADSL market, Broadcom sampled and received design wins for its 12-port ADSL chip for Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) line cards. Broadcom's entry into this market comes with the industry's highest performance, lowest power and most integrated solution, all in the smallest package, which is critical to DSL service providers. Broadcom expects this new market will represent a significant opportunity in 2002.

In the broadband processor market, Broadcom expanded its SiByte™ family of products by introducing a new line of industry-leading, high-performance single-core MIPS® processors. These highly-integrated products scale up to one gigahertz clock speed, with power consumption below four watts, and are targeted at high volume applications in communications, storage and imaging. This product line follows the continued success of Broadcom's dual MIPS-based system-on-a-chip solution shipping in the market today. Using a single-core in the new products allows them to target a wider range of high volume applications that require high performance to process, manage and move data at very high rates, while meeting strict power and space requirements.

For the e-Commerce security market, Broadcom initiated integrated plug-and-play support for its e-Commerce security adapters and processors for Red Hat® Linux™, making them the first open source SSL hardware accelerators supported in Red Hat Linux. Linux-based open source servers represent the fastest web-server platform for secure applications, and are continuing to gain share in the marketplace. Broadcom's adapters and e- Commerce processors enable secure e-Commerce transactions at peak volumes with no impact to performance.

"In summary, we believe that our fourth quarter demonstrated Broadcom's fundamental strengths, as we closed out a very challenging year on a strong note," Nicholas concluded. "We continued to introduce market-leading products, we secured important design wins and we continued to invest resources to secure leadership positions in both our core and emerging markets. We believe we are well positioned to take advantage of growing opportunities in the broadband marketplace."

Broadcom will conduct a conference call with analysts and investors to discuss its fourth quarter and year 2001 financial results and current financial prospects today at 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time (1:45 p.m. Pacific Time). The company will broadcast the conference over the Internet. To listen to the call, please visit the Investor Information section of the Broadcom Website at www.broadcom.com/investor . The Webcast will be recorded and available for replay until 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on January 30, 2002.

About Broadcom

Broadcom Corporation is the leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable broadband communications and networking of voice, video and data services. Using proprietary technologies and advanced design methodologies, Broadcom designs, develops and supplies complete system-on-a-chip solutions and related applications for digital cable set-top boxes and cable modems, high-speed local, metropolitan and wide area and optical networks, home networking, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), carrier access, residential broadband gateways, direct broadcast satellite and terrestrial digital broadcast, digital subscriber lines (xDSL), wireless communications, SystemI/O™ server solutions and network processing. Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and may be contacted at 949-450-8700 or at www.broadcom.com .

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This release and the earnings conference call may contain forward-looking statements based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will" and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. These statements speak only as of the date hereof, and are based upon the information available to us now. Such information is subject to change, and we will not necessarily inform you of such changes. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.

Important factors that may cause such a difference for Broadcom include, but are not limited to, general economic and political conditions and specific conditions in the markets we address, including the recent significant economic slowdown in the technology sector and semiconductor industry; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders and the ability of our customers to manage their inventory; the loss of a key customer; the effectiveness of our expense and product cost control and reduction efforts; changes in our product or customer mix; the volume of our product sales and pricing concessions on volume sales; our ability to specify, develop or acquire, complete, introduce, market and transition to volume production new products and technologies in a timely manner; the rate at which our present and future customers and end-users adopt Broadcom's technologies and products in our target markets; delays in the adoption and acceptance of industry standards in the foregoing markets; the timing of customer-industry qualification and certification of our products and the risks of non-qualification or non-certification; the qualification, availability and pricing of competing products and technologies and the resulting effects on sales and pricing of our products; intellectual property disputes and customer indemnification claims and other types of litigation risk; the risks inherent in our acquisitions of technologies and businesses, including the successful completion of technology and product development through volume production, integration issues and costs, related accounting charges, and contractual, intellectual property and other issues; our ability to renegotiate or terminate on acceptable terms the product purchase and development agreements and performance-based warrants assumed in certain acquisitions; fluctuations in the manufacturing yields of our third party semiconductor foundries and other problems or delays in the fabrication, assembly, testing or delivery of our products; the risks of producing products with new suppliers and at new fabrication and assembly facilities; problems or delays that we may face in shifting our products to smaller geometry process technologies and in achieving higher levels of design integration; the availability and pricing of third party semiconductor foundry and assembly capacity and raw materials; the effects of new and emerging technologies; the risks and uncertainties associated with our international operations, particularly in light of recent events; our ability to retain and hire key executives, technical personnel and other employees in the numbers, with the capabilities, and at the compensation levels needed to implement our business and product plans; the quality of our products and any remediation costs; the effects of natural disasters, international conflicts and other events beyond our control; the level of orders received that can be shipped in a fiscal quarter; and other factors.

Our forthcoming Annual Report on Form 10-K, recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Forms 8-K and 8-K/A, and other SEC filings discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Broadcom®, the pulse logo®, QuadSquad™, SiByte™, StrataSwitch™ and SystemI/O™ are trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. Bluetooth™ is a trademark owned by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB and licensed to participants in the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) in the United States and certain other countries. CableLabs® and DOCSIS™ are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. Linux™ is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Red Hat® is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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BROADCOM CORPORATION

Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

                               Three Months Ended      Twelve Months Ended
                                  December 31,             December 31,
                                2001        2000         2001         2000

    Net revenue              $226,821     $340,237    $961,821   $1,096,160
    Cost of revenue           115,614      159,863     489,887      476,359
    Gross profit              111,207      180,374     471,934      619,801
    Operating expense:
      Research and
       development            109,399       85,851     445,205      239,841
      Selling, general
       and administrative      41,448       30,699     154,414       98,244
    Income (loss) from
     operations               (39,640)      63,824    (127,685)     281,716
    Interest income, net        4,156        9,149      23,019       24,299
    Other expense, net           (562)        (527)     (2,602)      (2,693)
    Income (loss) before
     income taxes             (36,046)      72,446    (107,268)     303,322
    Provision (benefit)
     for income taxes          (7,210)      14,490     (21,454)      60,665
    Pro forma net income
     (loss)                  $(28,836)     $57,956    $(85,814)    $242,657
    Pro forma basic earnings
     (loss) per share           $(.11)        $.25       $(.34)       $1.10
    Pro forma diluted
     earnings (loss) per share  $(.11)        $.21       $(.34)        $.93
    Weighted average shares
     (basic)                  259,471      234,073     254,021      220,101
    Weighted average shares
     (diluted)                259,471      274,103     254,021      261,359

Pro Forma Only

The above pro forma statements are based upon our unaudited consolidated

statements of operations for the periods shown, with certain adjustments.

This presentation is not in accordance with, or an alternative for,

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") and may not be

consistent with the presentation used by other companies.However, the

Company believes this presentation provides its investors with additional

insight on its underlying operating results, and the Company uses this

presentation internally to evaluate its operating performance.

In reporting pro forma results for the fourth quarter of 2000 we had

reported gross revenue before the reduction of the contra-revenue charge

related to performance-based warrants.In the second quarter of 2001 we

began reporting pro forma revenue net of this contra-revenue amount. As a

result, net revenue as reported for pro forma and GAAP purposes will be

the same.This change has been reflected in the reported results for both

the twelve month periods ended December 31, 2000 and 2001.

BROADCOM CORPORATION

Unaudited Reconciliation of Pro Forma Adjustments

(In thousands)

The following represents a reconciliation (unaudited) of pro forma net

income (loss) to GAAP net loss.The amounts below are substantially

non-cash and relate primarily to the Company's acquisitions.

                               Three Months Ended       Twelve Months Ended
                                   December 31,             December 31,
                               2001         2000          2001        2000
    Pro forma net income
     (loss)                  $(28,836)     $57,956     $(85,814)   $242,657

    Acquisition-related
     and other special charges:
      Stock-based
       compensation           130,474       89,230      499,940     119,885
      Payroll tax expense
       on option exercises        449        2,066        2,681      16,912
      Amortization of
       goodwill               136,121      121,585      753,042     136,984
      Amortization of
       purchased intangible
       assets                  20,419        2,905       78,933       3,521
      Impairment of goodwill       --           --    1,181,649          --
      In-process research
       and development             --      667,390      109,710     713,050
      Restructuring costs          --           --       34,281          --
      Litigation settlement
       costs                       --           --        3,000          --
      Merger-related costs         --           --           --       4,745
      Loss on strategic
       investments                 --           --       32,736          --
      Non-operating gains      (3,923)          --       (4,463)         --
      Income tax effects       17,210      (56,950)     (35,275)    (64,618)
    GAAP net loss           $(329,586)   $(768,270) $(2,742,048)  $(687,822)

BROADCOM CORPORATION

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

                                Three Months Ended      Twelve Months Ended
                                  December 31,             December 31,
                               2001         2000        2001          2000

    Net revenue              $226,821     $340,237     $961,821  $1,096,160
    Cost of revenue (1)       132,385      165,684      557,733     484,219
    Gross profit               94,436      174,553      404,088     611,941
    Operating expense:
     Research and
      development (2) (3)     109,638       87,326      446,648     250,676
     Selling, general and
      administrative (2) (3)   41,625       31,208      155,448     103,305
     Stock-based
      compensation (4)        127,124       85,342      484,039     115,307
     Amortization of
      goodwill (4)            136,121      121,585      753,042     136,984
     Amortization of purchased
      intangible assets (4)     7,031        1,054       27,192       1,255
     Impairment of goodwill        --           --    1,181,649          --
     In-process research and
      development (4)              --      667,390      109,710     713,050
     Restructuring costs           --           --       34,281          --
     Litigation settlement costs   --           --        3,000          --
     Merger-related costs          --           --           --       4,745
    Loss from operations     (327,103)    (819,352)  (2,790,921)   (713,381)
    Interest income, net        4,156        9,149       23,019      24,299
    Other income
     (expense), net             3,361         (527)     (30,875)     (2,693)
    Loss before income
     taxes                   (319,586)    (810,730)  (2,798,777)   (691,775)
    Provision (benefit)
     for income taxes          10,000      (42,460)     (56,729)     (3,953)
    Net loss                $(329,586)   $(768,270) $(2,742,048)  $(687,822)
    Basic loss per share       $(1.27)      $(3.28)     $(10.79)     $(3.13)
    Diluted loss per share     $(1.27)      $(3.28)     $(10.79)     $(3.13)
    Weighted average
     shares (basic)           259,471      234,073      254,021     220,101
    Weighted average
     shares (diluted)         259,471      234,073      254,021     220,101

Notes:

(1)Cost of revenue includes the following:

        Stock-based
         compensation          $3,350       $3,888     $15,901       $4,578
        Amortization of
         purchased intangible
         assets                13,388        1,851      51,741        2,266
        Payroll tax expense on
         certain stock option
         exercises                 33           82         204        1,016
                              $16,771       $5,821     $67,846       $7,860

(2)Stock-based compensation expense is excluded from the following:

        Research and
         development          $88,078      $62,513    $321,571      $85,302
        Selling, general
         and administrative    39,046       22,829     162,468       30,005
                             $127,124      $85,342    $484,039     $115,307

        Amortization of purchased intangible assets is excluded from the
         following:

        Research and
         development           $6,809         $951     $26,314       $1,152
        Selling, general
         and administrative       222          103         878          103
                               $7,031       $1,054     $27,192       $1,255

(3)Employer payroll tax expense on certain stock option exercises is

included in the following:

        Research and
         development             $239       $1,475      $1,443      $10,835
        Selling, general
         and administrative       177          509       1,034        5,061
                                 $416       $1,984      $2,477      $15,896

(4) Represents non-cash acquisition-related expenses charged to

operations.

BROADCOM CORPORATION

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

                                                  December 31,  December 31,
                                                      2001           2000
    ASSETS
    Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                     $403,758       $523,904
      Short-term marketable securities               136,028         77,682
      Accounts receivable, net                        57,187        172,314
      Inventory                                       22,267         52,137
      Deferred taxes                                  13,651         10,397
      Other current assets                            40,840         39,220
        Total current assets                         673,731        875,654
    Property and equipment, net                      157,336        132,870
    Long-term marketable securities                  109,767          1,984
    Deferred taxes                                   275,916        351,937
    Goodwill and purchased intangible
     assets, net                                   2,338,740      3,260,464
    Other assets                                      67,808         54,913
        Total assets                              $3,623,298     $4,677,822


    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current liabilities:
      Trade accounts payable                        $103,032        $78,163
      Wages and related benefits                      35,839         34,720
      Accrued liabilities                            158,971         66,030
      Short-term debt and current portion
       of long-term debt                             114,040         23,649
        Total current liabilities                    411,882        202,562
    Long-term debt, less current portion               4,006             --
    Shareholders' equity                           3,207,410      4,475,260
        Total liabilities and
         shareholders' equity                     $3,623,298     $4,677,822

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