IRVINE, Calif., March 13, 2014 — (PRNewswire) —  Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced it has completed the sale of certain Ethernet controller-related assets to QLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QLGC), a leading supplier of high performance network infrastructure solutions, for approximately $147 million in cash. The sale includes certain 10/40/100Gb Ethernet controller-related assets and non-exclusive licenses to intellectual property relating primarily to Broadcom's programmable NetXtreme® II Ethernet controller family. In connection with the transaction, Broadcom and QLogic have entered into a long-term supply agreement whereby Broadcom will become ASIC supplier to QLogic in support of the NetXtreme II product line. For more news, visit Broadcom's Newsroom.

Concurrent with the closing, QLogic has licensed certain Broadcom patents under a non-exclusive patent license agreement that covers QLogic's Fibre Channel products in exchange for a license fee of $62 million.

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Important risk factors that may cause such a difference for Broadcom in connection with the transaction include, but are not limited to, the risks inherent in the sale of technologies and businesses, including unanticipated expenditures, changing relationships with customers, suppliers and strategic partners, potential contractual, intellectual property or employment issues, and unanticipated costs related to services to be provided by Broadcom to QLogic in connection with the transaction.

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