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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;17, 2006
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><IMG src="a18601a1860100.gif" alt="(BROADCOM.&nbsp;LOGO)"></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>BROADCOM CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>California</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>33-0480482</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>16215 Alton Parkway, Irvine, California 92618</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Broadcom Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated<BR>
Broadcom Corporation 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated<BR>
Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan (as assumed by Broadcom Corporation)</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">(Full title of the Plans)<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>David A. Dull, Esq.<BR>
Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Broadcom Corporation<BR>
16215 Alton Parkway, Irvine, California 92618</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
<B>(949)&nbsp;450-8700</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Copies to:<BR>
Wayne Jacobsen, Esq.<BR>
O&#146;Melveny &#038; Myers LLP<BR>
610 Newport Center Drive,
17</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>th</B></SUP> <B>Floor<BR>
Newport Beach, California 92660<BR>
(949)&nbsp;760-9600</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be Registered</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Broadcom
Corporation 1998
Stock Incentive
Plan Class&nbsp;A
Common Stock,
$.0001 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">23,594,442 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$44.53(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$1,050,660,502(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$112,421</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Broadcom
Corporation 1998
Employee Stock
Purchase Plan Class
A Common Stock,
$.0001 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">4,500,000 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$44.53(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$200,385,000(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$21,441</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Sandburst
Corporation 2000
Stock Option and
Stock Incentive
Plan, as amended
(as assumed by
Broadcom
Corporation) Class
A Common Stock
$.0001 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">107,144 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$7.6641(3)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$821,162(3)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$88.00</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">28,201,586 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$1,251,866,664</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$133,950</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement shall also cover options and other rights to purchase or acquire
shares of Broadcom Corporation&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement,
and an indeterminate number of additional shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, options and other
rights to purchase or acquire shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock that may become issuable by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, or other similar transaction
effected without Broadcom Corporation&#146;s receipt of consideration that results in an increase
in the number of Broadcom Corporation&#146;s outstanding shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock under any
of the following plans: (a)&nbsp;the Broadcom Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and
restated, (b)&nbsp;the Broadcom Corporation 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and
restated, and (c)&nbsp;the Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan, as
assumed by Broadcom Corporation.</TD>
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    <TD>Calculated solely for the purpose of this offering under Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low selling
prices per share of Broadcom Corporation&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Sock on March&nbsp;13, 2006, as reported
on the NASDAQ National Market.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Calculated solely for the purpose of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act on
the basis of the weighted average exercise price of the outstanding options.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Information Required in the Registration Statement</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Broadcom Corporation (&#147;Broadcom&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration
Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;SEC&#148;):
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)</TD>
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    <TD>Broadcom&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2005, filed
February&nbsp;14, 2006;</TD>
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    <TD>Broadcom&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January&nbsp;26, 2006, January&nbsp;31, 2006 and
March&nbsp;2, 2006; and</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)</TD>
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    <TD>Broadcom&#146;s Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-23993 on Form 8-A filed April&nbsp;6, 1998, in
which there are described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to Broadcom&#146;s Class&nbsp;A
Common Stock, and any other amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), after
the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Unless expressly
incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report furnished on Form 8-K under the Exchange
Act shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement
contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a
part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Broadcom&#146;s Articles of Incorporation limit the personal liability of its directors for
monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the California General Corporation Law (the
&#147;California Law&#148;). Under the California Law, a director&#146;s liability to a company or its
shareholders may not be limited with respect to the following items: (i)&nbsp;acts or omissions that
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii)&nbsp;acts or omissions
that a director believes to be contrary to the best interests of the company or its shareholders or
that involve the absence of good faith on the part of the director, (iii)&nbsp;any transaction from
which a director derived an improper personal benefit, (iv)&nbsp;acts or omissions that show a reckless
disregard for the director&#146;s duty to the company or its shareholders in circumstances in which the
director was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing a director&#146;s
duties, of a risk of a serious injury to the company or its shareholders, (v)&nbsp;acts or omissions
that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director&#146;s
duty to the company or its shareholders, (vi)&nbsp;contracts or transactions between the company and a
director within the scope of Section&nbsp;310 of the California Law, (vii)&nbsp;improper distributions, loans
and guarantees under Section&nbsp;316 of the California Law, (viii)&nbsp;acts or omissions occurring prior to
the date such provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director became
effective or (ix)&nbsp;acts or omissions as an officer, notwithstanding that the
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">officer is also a director or that his or her actions, if negligent or improper, have been
ratified by the directors. The limitation of liability does not affect the availability of
injunctions and other equitable remedies available to Broadcom&#146;s shareholders for any violation by
a director of the director&#146;s fiduciary duty to Broadcom or its shareholders.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Broadcom&#146;s Articles of Incorporation also include an authorization for Broadcom to indemnify
its &#147;agents&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;317 of the California Law) through bylaw provisions, by
agreement or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law. Pursuant to this provision,
Broadcom&#146;s Bylaws provide for indemnification of Broadcom&#146;s directors. In addition, Broadcom may,
at its discretion, provide indemnification to persons whom Broadcom is not obligated to indemnify,
including its officers, employees and other agents. The Bylaws also allow Broadcom to enter into
indemnity agreements with individual directors, officers, employees and other agents. Such
indemnity agreements have been entered into with all directors and executive officers and provide
the maximum indemnification permitted by law. These agreements, together with Broadcom&#146;s Bylaws and
Articles of Incorporation, may require Broadcom, among other things, to indemnify these directors
or executive officers (other than for liability resulting from willful misconduct of a culpable
nature), to advance expenses to them as they are incurred, provided that they undertake to repay
the amount advanced if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that they
are not entitled to indemnification, and to obtain directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance if available
on reasonable terms. Section&nbsp;317 of the California Law and Broadcom&#146;s Bylaws makes provision for
the indemnification of officers, directors and other corporate agents in terms sufficiently broad
to indemnify such persons, under certain circumstances, for liabilities (including reimbursement of
expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
</DIV>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Instruments Defining the Rights of Shareholders. Reference is made to Broadcom&#146;s
Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-23993 on Form&nbsp;8-A, together with the amendments
and exhibits thereto, which is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item
3(d).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion and consent of O&#146;Melveny &#038; Myers LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of O&#146;Melveny &#038; Myers LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Broadcom Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated through
February&nbsp;24, 2006).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Broadcom Corporation 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended and restated
through March&nbsp;21, 2003).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan, as assumed by
Broadcom Corporation.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Stock Option Certificate, together with forms of Stock Option Agreements
for the Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan, as
assumed by Broadcom Corporation.</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><DIV align="left"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 13pt; width: 18%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to Broadcom&#146;s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2003, filed November&nbsp;7, 2003.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: (1)&nbsp;to file, during any period in which
offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i)&nbsp;to
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, (ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement and
(iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement; <I>provided, however, </I>that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement; (2)&nbsp;that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof; and (3)&nbsp;to remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offerings of those securities made pursuant to the Broadcom Corporation 1998
Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, the Broadcom Corporation 1998 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, as amended and restated, and the Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock
Incentive Plan, as assumed by Broadcom.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
indemnification provisions summarized in Item&nbsp;6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Irvine, California, on this 17th day of March, 2006.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="11%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>BROADCOM CORPORATION</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Scott A. McGregor</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Scott A. McGregor
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, </B>that the undersigned officers and directors of Broadcom
Corporation, a California corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Scott A. McGregor and Henry
Samueli and each of them, their lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority
to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said
corporation to comply with the Securities Act and any rules or regulations or requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and
authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated
below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and
post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or
documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or
supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power
of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B>, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date
indicated. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 6pt">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Scott A. McGregor
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Scott A. McGregor
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;17, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Henry Samueli
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Henry Samueli, Ph.D.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and Chief Technical Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;17, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William J. Ruehle
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;17, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William J. Ruehle
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Bruce E. Kiddoo
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President and Corporate Controller</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;17, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Bruce E. Kiddoo
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ George L. Farinsky
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
George L. Farinsky
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;17, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Maureen E. Grzelakowski
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Maureen E. Grzelakowski
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;17, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>


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Nancy H. Handel
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">March&nbsp;17, 2006</TD>
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John Major
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Alan E. Ross
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Robert E. Switz
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Werner F. Wolfen
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">EXHIBITS<BR>
TO<BR>
FORM S-8<BR>
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SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Instruments Defining the Rights of Shareholders. Reference is made to Broadcom&#146;s
Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-23993 on Form&nbsp;8-A, together with the amendments
and exhibits thereto, which is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item
3(d).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion and consent of O&#146;Melveny &#038; Myers LLP.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Broadcom Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated through
February&nbsp;24, 2006).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Broadcom Corporation 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended and restated
through March&nbsp;21, 2003).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan, as assumed by
Broadcom Corporation.</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Stock Option Certificate, together with forms of Stock Option Agreements
for the Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan, as
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2006
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
BROADCOM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
33-0480482
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
16215 Alton Parkway, Irvine, California 92618
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Broadcom Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated
Broadcom Corporation 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated
Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan (as assumed by Broadcom Corporation)
(Full title of the Plans)
David A. Dull, Esq.
Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary
Broadcom Corporation
16215 Alton Parkway, Irvine, California 92618
(Name and address of agent for service)
(949) 450-8700
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Wayne Jacobsen, Esq.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
610 Newport Center Drive,
17
th
Floor
Newport Beach, California 92660
(949) 760-9600
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Amount
Maximum
Maximum
Title of Securities
to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered(1)
Per Share
Offering Price
Registration Fee
Broadcom
Corporation 1998
Stock Incentive
Plan Class A
Common Stock,
$.0001 par value
23,594,442 shares
$44.53(2)
$1,050,660,502(2)
$112,421
Broadcom
Corporation 1998
Employee Stock
Purchase Plan Class
A Common Stock,
$.0001 par value
4,500,000 shares
$44.53(2)
$200,385,000(2)
$21,441
Sandburst
Corporation 2000
Stock Option and
Stock Incentive
Plan, as amended
(as assumed by
Broadcom
Corporation) Class
A Common Stock
$.0001 par value
107,144 shares
$7.6641(3)
$821,162(3)
$88.00
Total
28,201,586 shares
$1,251,866,664
$133,950
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover options and other rights to purchase or acquire
shares of Broadcom Corporation's Class A Common Stock covered by this Registration Statement,
and an indeterminate number of additional shares of Class A Common Stock, options and other
rights to purchase or acquire shares of Class A Common Stock that may become issuable by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, or other similar transaction
effected without Broadcom Corporation's receipt of consideration that results in an increase
in the number of Broadcom Corporation's outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock under any
of the following plans: (a) the Broadcom Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and
restated, (b) the Broadcom Corporation 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and
restated, and (c) the Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan, as
assumed by Broadcom Corporation.
(2)
Calculated solely for the purpose of this offering under Rule 457(c) and (h) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low selling
prices per share of Broadcom Corporation's Class A Common Sock on March 13, 2006, as reported
on the NASDAQ National Market.
(3)
Calculated solely for the purpose of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act on
the basis of the weighted average exercise price of the outstanding options.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.3
EXHIBIT 99.4
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PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Broadcom Corporation ("Broadcom") hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration
Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"):
(a)
Broadcom's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed
February 14, 2006;
(b)
Broadcom's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January 26, 2006, January 31, 2006 and
March 2, 2006; and
(c)
Broadcom's Registration Statement No. 000-23993 on Form 8-A filed April 6, 1998, in
which there are described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to Broadcom's Class A
Common Stock, and any other amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), after
the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Unless expressly
incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report furnished on Form 8-K under the Exchange
Act shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement
contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the
extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a
part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Broadcom's Articles of Incorporation limit the personal liability of its directors for
monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the California General Corporation Law (the
"California Law"). Under the California Law, a director's liability to a company or its
shareholders may not be limited with respect to the following items: (i) acts or omissions that
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii) acts or omissions
that a director believes to be contrary to the best interests of the company or its shareholders or
that involve the absence of good faith on the part of the director, (iii) any transaction from
which a director derived an improper personal benefit, (iv) acts or omissions that show a reckless
disregard for the director's duty to the company or its shareholders in circumstances in which the
director was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing a director's
duties, of a risk of a serious injury to the company or its shareholders, (v) acts or omissions
that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director's
duty to the company or its shareholders, (vi) contracts or transactions between the company and a
director within the scope of Section 310 of the California Law, (vii) improper distributions, loans
and guarantees under Section 316 of the California Law, (viii) acts or omissions occurring prior to
the date such provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director became
effective or (ix) acts or omissions as an officer, notwithstanding that the
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officer is also a director or that his or her actions, if negligent or improper, have been
ratified by the directors. The limitation of liability does not affect the availability of
injunctions and other equitable remedies available to Broadcom's shareholders for any violation by
a director of the director's fiduciary duty to Broadcom or its shareholders.
Broadcom's Articles of Incorporation also include an authorization for Broadcom to indemnify
its "agents" (as defined in Section 317 of the California Law) through bylaw provisions, by
agreement or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law. Pursuant to this provision,
Broadcom's Bylaws provide for indemnification of Broadcom's directors. In addition, Broadcom may,
at its discretion, provide indemnification to persons whom Broadcom is not obligated to indemnify,
including its officers, employees and other agents. The Bylaws also allow Broadcom to enter into
indemnity agreements with individual directors, officers, employees and other agents. Such
indemnity agreements have been entered into with all directors and executive officers and provide
the maximum indemnification permitted by law. These agreements, together with Broadcom's Bylaws and
Articles of Incorporation, may require Broadcom, among other things, to indemnify these directors
or executive officers (other than for liability resulting from willful misconduct of a culpable
nature), to advance expenses to them as they are incurred, provided that they undertake to repay
the amount advanced if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that they
are not entitled to indemnification, and to obtain directors' and officers' insurance if available
on reasonable terms. Section 317 of the California Law and Broadcom's Bylaws makes provision for
the indemnification of officers, directors and other corporate agents in terms sufficiently broad
to indemnify such persons, under certain circumstances, for liabilities (including reimbursement of
expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
Instruments Defining the Rights of Shareholders. Reference is made to Broadcom's
Registration Statement No. 000-23993 on Form 8-A, together with the amendments
and exhibits thereto, which is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item
3(d).
5.1
Opinion and consent of O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of O'Melveny & Myers LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1.
24.1
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
Broadcom Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated through
February 24, 2006).
99.2*
Broadcom Corporation 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended and restated
through March 21, 2003).
99.3
Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan, as assumed by
Broadcom Corporation.
99.4
Form of Stock Option Certificate, together with forms of Stock Option Agreements
for the Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan, as
assumed by Broadcom Corporation.
*
Exhibit 99.2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Broadcom's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, filed November 7, 2003.
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Item 9. Undertakings
A. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during any period in which
offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, (ii) to reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement;
provided, however,
that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement; (2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof; and (3) to remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offerings of those securities made pursuant to the Broadcom Corporation 1998
Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, the Broadcom Corporation 1998 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, as amended and restated, and the Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock
Incentive Plan, as assumed by Broadcom.
B. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Irvine, California, on this 17th day of March, 2006.
BROADCOM CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Scott A. McGregor
Scott A. McGregor
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS,
that the undersigned officers and directors of Broadcom
Corporation, a California corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Scott A. McGregor and Henry
Samueli and each of them, their lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority
to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said
corporation to comply with the Securities Act and any rules or regulations or requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and
authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated
below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and
post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or
documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or
supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said
attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power
of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date
indicated. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Scott A. McGregor
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Scott A. McGregor
(Principal Executive Officer)
March 17, 2006
/s/ Henry Samueli
Henry Samueli, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board and Chief Technical Officer
March 17, 2006
/s/ William J. Ruehle
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
March 17, 2006
William J. Ruehle
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Bruce E. Kiddoo
Vice President and Corporate Controller
March 17, 2006
Bruce E. Kiddoo
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ George L. Farinsky
George L. Farinsky
Director
March 17, 2006
/s/ Maureen E. Grzelakowski
Maureen E. Grzelakowski
Director
March 17, 2006
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Nancy H. Handel
Nancy H. Handel
Director
March 17, 2006
/s/ John Major
John Major
Director
March 17, 2006
/s/ Alan E. Ross
Alan E. Ross
Director
March 17, 2006
/s/ Robert E. Switz
Robert E. Switz
Director
March 17, 2006
/s/ Werner F. Wolfen
Werner F. Wolfen
Director
March 17, 2006
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
EXHIBITS
TO
FORM S-8
UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BROADCOM CORPORATION
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
Instruments Defining the Rights of Shareholders. Reference is made to Broadcom's
Registration Statement No. 000-23993 on Form 8-A, together with the amendments
and exhibits thereto, which is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item
3(d).
5.1
Opinion and consent of O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of O'Melveny & Myers LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1.
24.1
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
Broadcom Corporation 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated through
February 24, 2006).
99.2*
Broadcom Corporation 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (as amended and restated
through March 21, 2003).
99.3
Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan, as assumed by
Broadcom Corporation.
99.4
Form of Stock Option Certificate, together with forms of Stock Option Agreements
for the Sandburst Corporation 2000 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan, as
assumed by Broadcom Corporation.
*
Exhibit 99.2 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Broadcom's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, filed November 7, 2003.