UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

BROADCOM CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

California		000-23993		33-0480482
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5300 California Avenue, Irvine, California 92617

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 926-5000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed since Last Report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

As previously disclosed on March 23, 2011, pursuant to a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated March 18, 2011, the remaining defendants in the federal consolidated derivative action captioned In Re Broadcom Corporation Derivative Litigation, Case No. CV-06-3252-R (CWx) entered into a settlement which, upon court approval, will resolve the remaining litigation. On March 24, 2011, the United States District Court for the Central District of California entered an order preliminarily approving the settlement. A hearing to determine whether the court should issue an order of final approval of the settlement has been scheduled for May 16, 2011. Additional information concerning the hearing and terms of the proposed settlement can be found in the Notice of Proposed Settlement attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The notice and other documents pertaining to the proposed settlement are also available at www.broadcom.com/investors. The inclusion of Broadcom’s Internet address in this Report does not include or incorporate by reference into this Report any information on Broadcom’s website.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 — Notice of Proposed Settlement of Shareholder Derivative Action and Hearing (In Re Broadcom Corporation Derivative Litigation, Case No. CV-06-3252-R (CWx))

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.