IRVINE, Calif., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced it has completed the acquisition of SC Square Ltd., a leading Israel-based security software developer.

In connection with the acquisition, Broadcom paid approximately $41.9 million net of cash assumed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of capital stock and other equity rights of SC Square Ltd. The purchase price was paid in cash, with a portion of the consideration placed into escrow. Excluding any purchase accounting related adjustments and fair value measurements, Broadcom expects the acquisition of SC Square Ltd. to be dilutive to earnings for the remainder of 2011 by approximately $0.01.

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Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500 company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments. With the industry’s broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting everything. For more information, go to www.broadcom.com.

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