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• IPhone 5 Rush Orders Seen Making Broadcom Biggest Apple Beneficiary: Tech 
  Bloomberg.com  | Sep 14,'11
  Broadcom Corp. (BRCM) stands out as one of the biggest beneficiaries from orders from Apple Inc. (AAPL) , whose need for parts that go into iPhones and iPads represents a bright spot for a semiconductor industry plagued by weak demand. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Broadcom's biggest supplier, last week said third-quarter sales would exceed earlier forecasts because of rush
• Broadcom buys developer of networking solutions NetLogic for $ 3.7 billion 
  IT Chuiko  | Sep 13,'11
  Known for its semiconductor solutions company Broadcom Corporation officially announced the acquisition of a rather large developer NetLogic Microsystems, specializing in creating networking chips. Thus the total cost of the transaction is valued at $ 3.7 billion, equivalent to $ 50 per share to be paid in cash. According to Broadcom, the deal is very important for the company and
• Interest In Semiconductor Stocks Swells After Broadcom Deal 
  Forbes Blog  | Sep 13,'11
  Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel [1], one standout is the iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund (NASD: SOXX [2]) where we have detected an approximate $41.4 million dollar inflow -- that's a 26.6% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 3,200,000 to 4,050,000).
• Tech wrap: Broadcom buys NetLogic 
  MediaFile-Reuters  | Sep 12,'11
  Chipmaker Broadcom Corp plans to buy NetLogic Microsystems Inc for about $3.7 billion to expand its lineup of chips used in wireless network equipment to take advantage of growing demand for mobile data services. Google Inc's effort to break into the daily deal industry and challenge industry leaders Groupon and LivingSocial is not going well, according to data released on Monday. ▪
• Skadden, Bingham Advise on Broadcom's $3.7 Billion Purchase of NetLogic 
  The Am Law Daily  | Sep 12,'11
  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Bingham McCutchen are advising on Broadcom's planned $3.7 billion acquisition of chip maker NetLogic Microsystems. Broadcom announced Monday that it will pay $50 a share in cash, a 57 percent premium over NetLogic's closing stock price Friday. The acquisition would be the largest to date for Broadcom , which makes semiconductors for wireless
• Broadcom: CEO Sees Product Synergies, Street View Favorable 
  Tech Trader Daily  | Sep 12,'11
  Broadcom's ( BRCM ) CEO Scott McGregor was in touch by phone this morning to discuss the company's proposed $3.7 billion acquisition of network processor maker NetLogic Microsystems ( NETL ), which will add to the chips that Broadcom already sells into every imaginable kind of networking switch and transmission system. Broadcom's chips often sit right near those of NetLogic on the

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