FounderDuels

Broadcom vs Fairchild Semiconductor

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Fairchild Semiconductor is the older of the two, founded in 1957 — 4 years before Broadcom.

Founded
1961
1957
Status
Active
Closed 2016
Headquarters
Palo Alto, United States
San Jose, United States
Industry
semiconductor industry
semiconductor industry
Employees
20,000
Not recorded
Legal form
public company
Delaware corporation
Listed on
Nasdaq
Nasdaq
Parent
Not recorded
onsemi

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Broadcom and Fairchild Semiconductor.