Broadcom adds Swainson to board
Irvine-based semiconductor maker Broadcom announced this morning that it has added John A. Swainson, the former CEO of CA, to its board of directors.
Broadcom announced Monday that it will acquire networking chip maker NetLogic Microsystems for $3.7 billion in a deal that is Broadcom's largest acquisition in its 20-year history and the communications hardware company's first-ever acquisition of a public company.