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* Broadcom Corp. announced a cheaper chipset for next-generation cellular phones and said the Irvine company expected a large new customer to begin shipping handsets in the second quarter.

* California Pizza Kitchen Inc. of Los Angeles signed a franchise agreement with WDI Corp. to enter the Japanese market.

* Oracle Corp. of Redwood City, Calif., announced the acquisition of Sleepycat Software of Emeryville, Calif. Terms were not disclosed.