Analyst had expected the company to report earnings of $6.88 a share, on sales of $6.755 billion, based on a FactSet survey of 26 analysts.

In the same period a year ago the company posted earnings of $5.40 a share on sales of $5.8 billion.

"Broadcom delivered record revenues in the third quarter reflecting our product and technology leadership across multiple secular growth markets in cloud, 5G infrastructure, broadband, and wireless," said Hock Tan, President and CEO, in a statement. "We are projecting the momentum to continue in the fourth quarter."

Broadcom offered guidance for fourth-quarter revenue of approximately $7.35 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet are projecting fourth-quarter sales of $7.2 billion.

Shares of Broadcom were little changed in after-hours action following the report. The stock fell 5 cents, or 0.01%, to $ 491.85 in after-hours trading. During the regular session shares of Broadcom fell 0.26%.

Elsewhere, chip stocks were mixed Thursday.

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