WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research,
today announced the addition of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) as an SIA member. Broadcom Chief Legal Officer Mark Brazeal is expected to be elected to the SIA board of directors at the association's next board meeting
on April 4.
"We are thrilled to welcome Broadcom, a leading player and valued voice in our industry, into the SIA tent," said John Neuffer, SIA President and CEO. "The semiconductor industry is foundational to America's economic and
innovation base. Broadcom, headquartered in San Jose, California with over 11,000 employees in
the U.S., will greatly strengthen SIA's work to advance government policies that promote growth and innovation. We are
excited about the knowledge and experience Mark Brazeal will bring to the SIA board."
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.
"Semiconductors are at the heart of the greatest technological breakthroughs of our time," said Brazeal. "I look forward to
representing Broadcom on the SIA 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."
Media Contact
Dan Rosso
Semiconductor Industry Association
202-446-1719
drosso@semiconductors.org
About SIA
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) is the voice of the U.S. semiconductor industry, one of America's top
export industries and a key driver of America's economic strength, national security, and global competitiveness. Semiconductors
– microchips that control all modern electronics – 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. SIA represents firms accounting
for more than 90 percent of all U.S. semiconductor industry sales. Through this coalition, SIA 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.
About Broadcom
Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of
semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. Broadcom's 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 www.broadcom.com.
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