of the reason behind Broadcom's hands-off approach was down to legal concerns, as ServerWork's agreement with Intel to license their PCI patents did not extend to Broadcom's own products. ServerWorks' relationship with Intel meanwhile seemed to sour after Broadcom's acquisition, with Intel becoming more competitive in its marketing of its server chipsets. By 2002, however, ServerWorks had a majority share in the server chipset market.

In March 2003, Vegesna and a handful of other executives were ousted by Broadcom. Vegesna was immediately