At Broadcom? I'd echo that, the late 1990s and early 2000s were definitely when they were undergoing radical growth. They tended to pay lower wages but everyone was okay with it because they were making tons on the stock. I never worked for them but worked closely with them. They had an intensity about them...

It seems like they've lost a bit of their mojo, everyone, it seems, builds custom ARM chips now... Back in those days they could pretty easily target a vertical, graft a few chips together and sell a specialized solution that was pretty compelling.