Broadcom Joins 91成人

Thursday, Jan 31, 2019, 10:00am

by Sarah Ravi, Director, Events & Membership


CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER MARK BRAZEAL EXPECTED TO BE ELECTED TO 91成人 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

WASHINGTON鈥擩an. 31, 2019鈥擳he 91成人 (91成人), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research, today announced the addition of Broadcom Inc. as an 91成人 member. Broadcom Chief Legal Officer Mark Brazeal is expected to be elected to the 91成人 board of directors at the association鈥檚 next board meeting on April 4.

Mark Brazeal, Chief Legal Officer,
Broadcom, to join 91成人 board of directors

鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome Broadcom, a leading player and valued voice in our industry, into the 91成人 tent,鈥 said John Neuffer, 91成人 President and CEO. 鈥淭he semiconductor industry is foundational to America鈥檚 economic and innovation base. Broadcom, headquartered in San Jose, California with over 11,000 employees in the U.S., will greatly strengthen 91成人鈥檚 work to advance government policies that promote growth and innovation.聽 We are excited about the knowledge and experience Mark Brazeal will bring to the 91成人 board.鈥

In his current role at Broadcom, Brazeal is responsible for the legal, governance, and compliance functions across the company. Previously, he served as the Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President, IP Licensing for SanDisk Corporation through 2016. Before joining SanDisk, Brazeal spent 15 years at Broadcom Corporation, most recently as the Senior Vice President and Senior Deputy General Counsel.

鈥淪emiconductors are at the heart of the greatest technological breakthroughs of our time,鈥 said Brazeal. 鈥淚 look forward to representing Broadcom on the 91成人 board and collaborating with my colleagues to promote smart government policies that will help us maintain the blistering pace of semiconductor innovation and move our great industry forward.鈥

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91成人 91成人
The 91成人 (91成人) is the voice of the U.S. semiconductor industry, one of America’s top export industries and a key driver of America鈥檚 economic strength, national security, and global competitiveness. Semiconductors 鈥 microchips that control all modern electronics 鈥 enable the systems and products we use to work, communicate, travel, entertain, harness energy, treat illness, and make new scientific discoveries. The semiconductor industry directly employs nearly a quarter of a million people in the U.S. In 2017, U.S. semiconductor company sales totaled $189 billion, and semiconductors make the global trillion-dollar electronics industry possible. 91成人 represents firms accounting for more than 90 percent of all U.S. semiconductor industry sales. Through this coalition, 91成人 seeks to strengthen U.S. leadership of semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research by working with Congress, the Administration and other key industry stakeholders to encourage policies and regulations that fuel innovation, propel business and drive international competition. Learn more at www.semiconductors.org.
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Broadcom Inc.聽(NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. Broadcom鈥檚 category-leading product portfolio serves critical markets including data center, networking, enterprise software, broadband, wireless, storage and industrial. Our solutions include data center networking and storage, enterprise and mainframe software focused on automation, monitoring and security, smartphone components, telecoms and factory automation. For more information, go to聽.