I applied online. I interviewed at Broadcom (Irvine, CA) in Jan 2013
Interview
Multiple rounds of thorough interview process with leadership and peers. Technical skills, people skills, interpersonal and communication skills were examined closely. All skills in the advertised open positions were considered during interview process..
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Broadcom (San Diego, CA) in Dec 2014
Interview
Two interviews. Senior Manager and manager's manager. About 30 minutes each and two weeks apart. Standard questions with some technical questions but nothing absurd. Background investigation took about two more weeks.