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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="avgo_U.S.TaxProvisiononAccumulatedForeignEarningsandProfitMember" name="U.S.TaxProvisiononAccumulatedForeignEarningsandProfitMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="avgo_UnallocatedExpensesMember" name="UnallocatedExpensesMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="avgo_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseResultingfromPriorPeriodTaxPositionsandfromAcquisitions" name="UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreaseResultingfromPriorPeriodTaxPositionsandfromAcquisitions" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="avgo_Unrecognizedtaxbenefitsincludinginterestandpenalties" name="Unrecognizedtaxbenefitsincludinginterestandpenalties" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="avgo_Utilizationofrestructuringreserve" name="Utilizationofrestructuringreserve" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="avgo_ValuationAllowanceandReservesAdditions" name="ValuationAllowanceandReservesAdditions" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="avgo_VeracodeInc.Member" name="VeracodeInc.Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="avgo_WiredInfrastructureMember" name="WiredInfrastructureMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="avgo_WirelessCommunicationsMember" name="WirelessCommunicationsMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="avgo_Writeoffofdebtissuancecostsandunamortizeddiscountorpremium" name="Writeoffofdebtissuancecostsandunamortizeddiscountorpremium" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="avgo_Yearofcompletion" name="Yearofcompletion" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:gYearItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>




