The technology company that acquired VMware in 2023 is Broadcom.
Broadcom is a global designer, developer, and supplier of semiconductor and infrastructure-software products. Its chips are used in networking equipment, broadband devices, storage systems, wireless communications, and other electronic products. The company also sells software used by large organizations to manage mainframes, data centers, and security systems.
Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware on November 22, 2023. VMware was known for virtualization software, which allows one physical computer or server to run multiple virtual machines. Broadcom said the deal would combine VMware’s enterprise software with Broadcom’s semiconductor and infrastructure portfolio.
Broadcom’s corporate history includes several major transformations. The modern company emerged from Avago Technologies’ acquisition of Broadcom Corporation in 2016, after which Avago adopted the Broadcom name. The company is sometimes confused with the former Broadcom Corporation because both used the Broadcom brand, but they were separate corporate entities before the 2016 transaction.