Broadcom Inc, one of the world’s largest chipmakers, on Thursday gave a bullish forecast for quarterly sales, boosted by demand for chips used in data centers and equipment needed to improve consumer home internet speeds. Revenue in the fiscal third quarter will be about US$6.75 billion, the San Jose, California-based company said in a statement. That compares with an average analyst estimate of US$6.59 billion, data compiled by Bloomberg showed. A succession of acquisitions by Broadcom chief executive officer Hock Tan (陳福陽) have made Broadcom one of the world’s top semiconductor makers by market value. He has also added a software division that makes