EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Broadcom Corporation:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-114405, 333-117866, 333-127775, 333-132533, 333-142526, 333-148971, 333-157089, 333-164685, 333-172017, 333-179273, 333-179871, and 333-186334) on Form S-8, and (No. 333-112997) on Form S-4 of Broadcom Corporation of our reports dated January 30, 2014, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Broadcom Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013, the related consolidated financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, which reports appear in the December 31, 2013 annual report on Form 10-K of Broadcom Corporation.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Irvine, California

January 30, 2014