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Broadcom launches first gigabit speed 802.11ac chips

Broadcom launches first gigabit speed 802.11ac chips

Broadcom Corporation, one of the leading semiconductor solutions company introduced its first family of 802.11ac (5G WiFi) chips designed for a broad range of product segments. The new IEEE 802.11ac chips are three times faster and up to six times more power efficient than equivalent 802.11n solutions. Based on 802.11ac, 5G WiFi is a major [...]

Broadcom creates 1080p supporting Mobile Multimedia Processor

Broadcom creates 1080p supporting Mobile Multimedia Processor

  Broadcom’s creation of this new mobile multimedia processor indicates the possible features expected in mobile devices in couple of years. They’ve announced the BCM2763 VideoCore IV Processor that supports recording and playback of 1080p video, picture resolution of up to 20MP with other photo processing abilities – like image stabilization, face/smile detection – and [...]

Broadcom creates 3-in-1 chip with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM

Broadcom creates 3-in-1 chip with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM

  Citing the surge of combination chips for space-constraint devices and the need for low power consumption, Broadcom has come up with a combo chip that integrates Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth and a FM receiver as well as transmitter on a single silicon die. Broadcom is the first company to add 802.11n in chips and they [...]