Broadcom Announces Availability of the Industry’s First Single-Chip Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM Solution for Mobile Devices

Broadcom Announces Availability of the Industry's First Single-Chip Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM Solution for Mobile Devices

Broadcom has announced a single-chip connectivity solution that combines the company's market-leading Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM receiver technologies onto a single silicon die.

Market Leading Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Technologies, Integrated in 65 Nanometer CMOS, Achieves Unprecedented Performance and Power Levels

Broadcom has announced a single-chip connectivity solution that combines the company's market-leading Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM receiver technologies onto a single silicon die. This combination of popular radio capabilities in a new ultra-low power 65 nanometer CMOS system-on-a-chip (SoC) allows OEMs to provide the richest connectivity features without a prohibitive impact on product cost, size or battery life.

Mobile handsets, media players and handheld wireless systems have made recent leaps in sophistication, enabling service providers to offer compelling applications such as web browsing, instant messaging, e-mail, advanced multimedia, VoIP phone calls, photo sharing, as well as innovative connected services like weather and personal navigation. Critical to the success of these advanced handheld devices (which are now appearing in the market) are ultra-low power solutions for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other radio technologies that enable an array of connectivity options.

“Integrating multiple wireless technologies onto a single chip is a landmark achievement that will be welcomed by mobile device manufacturers due to the inherent cost, space and power savings it will enable,” said Stuart Carlaw, Wireless Research Director at ABI Research. “By leveraging its unique expertise in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM radio, Broadcom has broken through a major technical barrier that will help accelerate the feature sets of the next-generation of connected mobile devices.”