Environmental Policy

• China ROHS Compliance
• EU ROHS Compliance
• Halogen Free/Green Products

Broadcom and its foundry partners are leveraging today's most advanced lithographic node for manufacturing semiconductors. By designing solutions in 65 nm process technology, Broadcom is able to provide significant environmental benefits over competitive solutions in 90nm and 130nm processes by enabling lower power consumption, smaller size and higher yields while providing higher levels of integration that result in fewer components. Additionally, Broadcom supports the current industry initiatives to remove lead (Pb) and other hazardous materials, such as halogens like bromide and chlorine, from all its products. With the depth and breadth of Broadcom's advanced portfolio of market-proven IP, the company's is able to drive innovative new products to market while reducing both Broadcom's and its customers' impact on human health and the environment.

Broadcom's newly built headquarters in Irvine's University Research Park (adjacent to the UCI campus) exemplifies the company's continued efforts to reduce its environmental impact, not just with its products, but with the way in which it conducts its business. Designed with the environment in mind, Broadcom's new campus seeks to redefine energy and resource efficiency.

Broadcom's new headquarters were designed with the following environment-friendly features;

• Furniture - Each office in the new 700,000 sq. ft. campus was designed with LEED Furniture (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The LEED Green Building Rating System™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings and it promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in live key areas of human and environmental health; sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. LEED furniture products meet the specifications determined by the indoor Environmental Quality Stewardships Council (FSC) and satisfy certified wood specifications in the Materials and Resources category (including the finish options and material content of their products).
• Motion Lighting - Each office is also configured with energy-saving infrared motion detectors, which activate office lighting when people are present and deactivate when they are not.
• Recycling - Broadcom actively encourages its employees to recycle by providing recycling containers throughout common areas of the new campus for materials such as paper, batteries, aluminum cans and plastic bottles.
• Dual Plumbing for Water - Broadcom's new campus is designed with a dual plumbing system that separately allocates for both potable (drinking water) and recycled water. Commended by the Irvine Ranch Water District, and representing the largest conversion ever in the local area, Broadcom has gone "above and beyond" set requirements to reduce costs for both the company and Orange County overall, as the need to import water from the Colorado River and Northern California is dramatically reduced.

Environmental Management System (EMS) Policy

Broadcom is committed to reducing its environmental impact while conserving natural resources and it is the company's policy to meet all applicable regulatory standards, including those in support of EPA and OSHA requirements.

Broadcom manages to:

• Create a clean, healthy and safe work environment for employees, customers and the community
• Comply with all applicable environmental, health and safety regulations, including EPA and OSHA standards for emissions, solid waste disposal, safe storage and handling of hazardous materials
• Require supplier certification of environmentally friendly policies and practices through compliance with ISO 14001, OHSAS 18000 or equivalent standards
• Ensure that Broadcom products are available without banned substances and are RoHS compliant

Environmentally Preferred Procurement and Waste Reduction

It is Broadcom's policy to purchase and acquire goods and services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment. This comparison takes into consideration raw materials acquisition, production, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse, operation, maintenance, disposal, energy efficiency, product performance, durability, safety and cost.

It is also the company's goal to minimize waste, maximize recycling efforts, reduce consumption, and ensure that products and materials are reused, repaired or recycled. As a result, Broadcom minimizes energy consumption while supporting a healthy, productive and comfortable work environment. When feasible, the company purchases ENERGY STAR compliant or more efficient equipment and maintains energy conservation features, and continually reviews energy efficiency procedures and language for developing procurement and service contracts for electronic office equipment. When purchasing equipment, Broadcom evaluates energy and materials efficiency, and strives to reduce toxins that include end-of-life management and direct emissions.

Broadcom supports the current industry initiatives to remove or reduce lead (Pb) and other potentially hazardous materials from all of its products. The company is committed to providing products that satisfy the industry directives and market demands to reduce the potential impact that electronic components have on human health and the environment.

For many years, Pb has been used in many aspects of electronic products and in the manufacturing of electronic products. Recent concerns about the health and environmental impact of Pb used in electronic products has prompted various industry and legislative initiatives targeted towards the reduction of Pb and other materials perceived to be potentially hazardous to human health and the environment. Although the amount of Pb typically used in electronic products is small, its use is pervasive throughout the electronic manufacturing process and the reduction or elimination of Pb has involved significant industry effort. As part of this effort, Broadcom has worked extensively with its suppliers and customers to develop cost-effective Pb-free product solutions that satisfy the appropriate industry initiatives and enable the low-risk integration of these solutions into customer end-products.

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