2009 International CES

Broadcom Drives the Transition to the Connected Digital Home at 2009 International CES


Integration and Convergence Combine to Significantly Enhance the Consumer Entertainment Experience in the Home

Las Vegas, Nevada January 8-12, 2009

Broadcom continues to lead the industry with innovative silicon technology that paves the way for an entirely new and unique consumer entertainment experience in the connected digital home. Its solutions push the envelope of what consumer devices can do and how they communicate and share content with one another. In addition to bringing advanced functionality to more devices, Broadcom technology is enabling easier access to Internet-based content from anywhere in the home and personal media such as movies, photos and music from anywhere in the home that will usher in the new entertainment experience.

At the 2009 International CES, Broadcom is demonstrating a variety of new silicon, software and reference design platforms for digital video, wireless and mobile communications devices. Demonstrations showcase the convergence of video, voice and data and deliver a state-of-the-art multimedia experience to consumers at home, at work and on the go. These demonstrations provide an exciting preview of tomorrow's consumer products enabled by Broadcom's innovative technology today.

Key Themes

Below is a sneak peek of exciting new technologies and demonstrations that will be showcased at CES:

  • DLNA* - Broadcom drives the transition to a DLNA-enabled connected home that allows consumers to stream content such as movies, photos, Internet videos and music from and to CE devices, PCs, set-top boxes and mobile devices
  • Blu-ray™ - Broadcom demonstrates industry leading Netflix streaming capabilities on its proven Blu-ray solution with high definition video playback at 1080p resolution, picture-in-a-picture video support, and high definition multi-channel audio
  • Cable - Continued momentum and industry leadership with advanced cable modem and set-top box solutions driving new and exciting applications in the home like whole-home media distribution and DVR
  • Digital TV - New partnerships and technology increasingly position the TV as the entertainment hub of the home with enhanced picture quality from the Internet, online videos and standard definition DVDs; two new solutions will be showcased that integrate leading technology from AMD's DTV business
  • Satellite - Broadcom continues to fuel the satellite television industry with technical innovation and highly integrated single-chip solutions that reduce power, PCB size complexity and overall system cost
  • IPTV - Broadcom's industry-leading Internet connectivity and application process performance combine to deliver a broadband entertainment platform that will deliver Internet content and personal media to the TV; additional partnerships further enhance the home entertainment experience enabling seamless viewing of rich Internet content on TVs
  • Wi-Fi - Industry leading 802.11g and 802.11n solutions that enable Wi-Fi® users to experience more from their devices. On display will be Wi-Fi solutions that provide high-speed wireless connectivity anywhere in the digital home, as well as the latest combination chips that enable small mobile devices to support today's most demanding data and multimedia applications.
  • Voice-over-IP (VoIP) - New partnerships showcasing how Broadcom's innovative desktop and mobile IP phones deliver a complete multimedia VoIP experience
  • Mobile & Multimedia - The VideoCore® III mobile multimedia processor enables HD-quality video encoding and playback, 12 megapixel camera, and much more, all powered by a single cell phone battery
  • Bluetooth® - Bluetooth moves into consumer electrioncs, enabling advanced remote control applications and a new user experience.
  • GPS - Adding to Broadcom's already broad wireless portfolio, our CES demonstrations will showcase our highly integrated GPS solutions and highlight Broadcom's unique worldwide reference network for advanced positioning applications
* DLNA = Digital Living Network Alliance Association

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