Broadcom posted revenue of $4.8 billion, up 9%, and net income of $671 million, or $1.50 per diluted share, up from $507 million, or $1.14. The chipmaker also boosted its quarterly cash dividend to $1.75 per share, vs. $1.02 per share in the prior quarter. The company in November completed a $6 billion buy of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. in San Jose, roughly a year after it was announced. The deal had been under scrutiny by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., which held up the sale three times. Tan and Broadcom ended the year with a hostile bid of $103 billion for San Diego-based Qualcomm Corp., a longtime rival. Qualcomm's board unanimously voted against the sale, setting the stage for a pending Broadcom board fight. Broadcom Ltd. had been known as Avago Technologies Ltd. prior to its $37 billion blockbuster deal for Irvine-based Broadcom Corp. that finalized in early 2016.