Products of Broadcom

Broadcom: Network ICs, Storage Adapters & Semiconductor Solutions for Industry and Commerce

Broadcom is one of the world's leading semiconductor and infrastructure software companies – with products covering data center networking, storage connectivity, Wi-Fi, Ethernet and embedded computing. At Lieske, business customers access Broadcom network cards, HBA adapters and transceivers for professional IT infrastructure.

1991

Founded

40,000+

Employees worldwide

35,000+

Patents worldwide

>$35 Bn.

Annual revenue

Broadcom – Semiconductors and Infrastructure Software for the Modern Data Center

Broadcom Inc. was founded in 1991 and has grown through acquisitions of Avago Technologies, LSI Logic, Brocade and VMware into one of the most significant technology corporations worldwide. The semiconductor segment covers ASICs and standard components for Ethernet switching, storage connectivity (SAS/SATA/NVMe), fiber-optic transceivers, Wi-Fi SoCs and embedded processors – built into millions of servers, switches and storage systems.

Most relevant for the B2B market are the MegaRAID RAID controllers (formerly LSI), Emulex and QLogic HBA adapters for Fibre Channel and iSCSI SANs, NetXtreme network cards for 1/10/25/100GbE, and the Trident and Tomahawk switching chips found in virtually all enterprise switches.

Lieske Elektronik stocks Broadcom network cards, HBA adapters and compatible transceivers for B2B customers – with fast delivery, technical compatibility advice and volume quotations for server procurement.

Certifications & Standards

✓	CE Conformity
✓	RoHS & REACH compliant
✓	PCIe 4.0 / PCIe 5.0
✓	IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Standards
✓	SFF-8 SAS/NVMe Standards
✓	UL Listed (North America)

Broadcom Product Lines at a Glance

Network cards, storage adapters, RAID controllers and transceivers for professional IT infrastructure

NetXtreme – Ethernet Network Cards PCIe network cards of the NetXtreme-E series for 1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE and 100GbE. Supports SR-IOV, RDMA (RoCE), hardware offloading and iSCSI boot. OEM-installed in Dell PowerEdge, HP ProLiant and Lenovo ThinkSystem – available as add-in cards for retrofit.		MegaRAID – RAID Controllers SAS/SATA/NVMe RAID controllers of the MegaRAID 9500 series for RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60. PCIe Gen 4 interface, up to 24 drives, 4 GB cache, StorCLI management tool. For SAS expansion and mixed SAS/NVMe arrays in enterprise servers and storage systems.

Emulex & QLogic – Fibre Channel HBAs Host bus adapters for Fibre Channel SANs: Emulex LightPulse (8/16/32 Gb FC) and QLogic QLE series for 8/16/32 Gb FC and iSCSI. Multi-protocol variants for FC and iSCSI on a single card. Supports VMware ESXi, Windows Server, Linux – with driver package and management suite.		Transceivers & Optics – SFP / QSFP SFP+, SFP28, QSFP28 and QSFP-DD transceivers for 10/25/40/100/400 GbE in SR, LR and ER variants. Compatible with Cisco, Juniper, Arista and other leading switch platforms – with DOM support for optical monitoring.

SAS Expander & HBA – Storage Connectivity SAS-3/SAS-4 HBAs in IT mode for direct-attached storage without RAID overhead – ideal for ZFS, CEPH and software-defined storage. SAS expanders for up to 256 drives, compatible with all SAS-3 backplanes. Used in NAS, SAN and hyperconverged infrastructure.		Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Chipsets Wi-Fi 6/6E and Wi-Fi 7 SoCs of the BCM4xxx series for embedded access points, industrial routers and IoT gateways. Combined Wi-Fi+BT chips for space-saving OEM integration, supporting MU-MIMO, OFDMA and WPA3. Used in industrial networking solutions and infrastructure APs.

Typical Application Areas

Broadcom technology in professional IT environments

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Data Center & HPC

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Enterprise Storage

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Virtualization & Cloud

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Telecommunications

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Industry & Embedded

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Network Infrastructure

Why Broadcom through Lieske?

Market-leading semiconductor and connectivity solutions – from a specialized B2B distributor

✓ Market Leader in Ethernet ICs

Broadcom chips are found in over 90 % of all enterprise switches worldwide. This market penetration guarantees long-term availability of drivers, firmware and compatibility lists with all major server and storage platforms.

✓ OEM Quality as Add-In Card

Broadcom NetXtreme and MegaRAID cards are identical to the OEM components installed in Dell, HP and Lenovo servers – same firmware, same certifications. Retrofit without compatibility risk.

✓ Broad OS Support

Full driver support for Windows Server 2019/2022, VMware ESXi 7/8, all current Linux distributions (RHEL, SLES, Ubuntu) and FreeBSD – including inbox driver support in the kernel for older Broadcom NIC series.

✓ Long Product Lifecycle

Broadcom maintains long product lifecycles for enterprise components – MegaRAID and HBA models receive firmware updates for 7–10 years. Spare parts procurement and expansion of existing installations remain plannable.

Broadcom Products in the Shop by Category:

► Network Cards
► PCIe Network Cards
► Transceivers
► Fiber and Components

► Storage
► Storage SAN
► Switches
► Storage Solutions

Frequently Asked Questions about Broadcom Products

Answers for procurement and planning

What is the difference between a Broadcom HBA in IT mode and a RAID controller? An HBA in IT mode (Initiator Target) passes SAS/SATA drives directly to the operating system without RAID overhead – ideal for software RAID solutions such as ZFS or CEPH. A MegaRAID controller handles RAID management in hardware with its own cache – useful for Windows Server and VMware when hardware RAID with write-back cache is required.

Are Broadcom network cards compatible with VMware ESXi? Yes. Broadcom NetXtreme cards are listed in the VMware Compatibility Guide (HCL) and are natively recognized in ESXi 7.0 and 8.0. SR-IOV support enables direct VM access to network hardware for maximum performance and minimal host overhead – particularly relevant for NFV and edge cloud environments.

Which Broadcom transceiver do I need for 10GbE SFP+ connections? For 10GbE SFP+, the SFP+ SR transceiver (850 nm, up to 300 m on OM3 fiber) is recommended for short-range data center links, or the SFP+ LR (1310 nm, up to 10 km on SMF) for inter-building connections. All Broadcom transceivers support DOM (Digital Optical Monitoring) for proactive monitoring of optical link quality.

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Lieske Part No.: 1265500
Mfg Part No: 05-50039-00

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