BROADCOM CORP
8-K, 2000-12-15
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 11, 2000

                              BROADCOM CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


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<S>                               <C>                           <C>
        California                        000-23993                        33-0480482
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(State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     of Incorporation)
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                  16215 Alton Parkway, Irvine, California 92618
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 450-8700

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)



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ITEM 7.        EXHIBITS

        (a)    Not Applicable.

        (b)    Not Applicable.

        (c)    Exhibits

               99.1    Press Release dated December 11, 2000, of the Registrant.

ITEM 9.        REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

        On December 11, 2000 Broadcom Corporation issued a press release, a copy
of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.



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SIGNATURE


        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                            BROADCOM CORPORATION,
                                            a California corporation


December 15, 2000                           By:   /s/WILLIAM J. RUEHLE
                                               ---------------------------------
                                                  William J. Ruehle
                                                  Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer

                                            By:   /s/ SCOTT J. POTERACKI
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                                                  Scott J. Poteracki
                                                  Corporate Controller and
                                                  Senior Director of Finance
                                                  (Principal Accounting Officer)



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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

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EXHIBIT
NUMBER                       DESCRIPTION
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99.1         Press Release dated December 11, 2000, of the Registrant.
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