Pros: Experienced colleague. You can always learn a lot just as you want.

Cons: Not sure if it's just me or not, I'm assigned trivial tasks. Treat the intern really as an "intern".

Pros: Relatively free working environment. Irvine is good. The food and environment there are terrific.

Cons: Too much hardware. It is probably not a good place for a software guy to work there.

Pros: Broadcom has kept many of its product groups on the cutting edge, releasing increasingly advanced ICs which outpace the competition. This is in its areas of strength. Overall, there seems a reasonable balance of leadership with autonomy. When BRCM exited the mobile processor market, they seem to have done a good job transferring people to other positions. Many of the ones who did get laid off have trickled back in in new roles over the last 12 months.

Cons: If you are used to smaller groups, you will be lost. The ICs are so complex an army must work on them. Cross-functional support can be improved significantly. The Avago acquisition is a cloud on the horizon. For engineers, it's not too gloomy, but support roles could get hit hard.