Computex 2009



June 2 - 6, 2009
Taipei, Taiwan

Computex has become the largest computer exhibition in Asia and one of the world's leading IT procurement platforms. Broadcom's announcements this week at Computex include:

Key Themes


Broadcom's 'PND-on-a-Chip' Integrates Advanced, Low Power GPS Capabilities with Powerful Applications Processing for Stunning Graphical Navigation -- A new navigation processor and power management (PMU) solution designed specifically for personal navigation devices (PNDs). The new 'PND-on-a-chip' integrates many of the costly external components required by competitive solutions, including a global positioning system (GPS) baseband, radio frequency (RF) circuitry and low noise amplifier (LNA) as well as high powered applications and graphics processors. The 'PND-on-a-chip' solution provides all the key components required to deliver a graphical user experience of life-like maps and engaging navigational information for next generation PNDs.

World's First Bluetooth® + Wi-Fi® Combo Solution for Notebooks, Netbooks and Ultra-Mobile PCs -- Three new Bluetooth® + Wi-Fi® modules designed to bring best-in-class wireless capabilities to notebook PCs and Netbooks. The new Broadcom® InConcert® modules are the industry's only solutions to combine standards-compliant Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips in the smallest form factor available (the half mini-card). Broadcom's highly integrated modules enable PC manufacturers to add more wireless features to increasingly smaller designs, and offer unique coexistence technologies to ensure the best possible user experience.

Acer Selects Broadcom's Crystal HD Solution for High Quality, High Definition Media Playback on Select Aspire One Models -- The Broadcom Crystal HD solution has been selected by Acer to provide high quality, high definition (HD) media playback on a new line of affordable mid-range notebook computers. The recently announced Aspire One D250 and 571 10.1-inch netbooks are smaller than traditional laptops and ideal mobile companions when users are away from their PCs or want to leave their full-size laptops at home. By implementing Broadcom Crystal HD netbook solutions into the Aspire One netbook platform, Acer provides consumers with smooth, high quality playback of 1080p HD video that offers low power consumption and CPU utilization in addition to seamlessly integrating into the Microsoft® Windows XP® environment.

Adobe and Broadcom Bring HD Flash Video to Intel® Atom™ Netbook Platform -- Broadcom and Adobe Systems announced an engineering collaboration to enable hardware accelerated playback of high definition Adobe Flash® technology based video content on netbooks powered by Intel® Atom™ processors. This collaboration paves the way for rich, seamless entertainment experiences on Atom-enabled netbooks, offering users new options for accessing and engaging with Web content from popular online providers worldwide.

Broadcom's Crystal HD Solution Enables High Quality, High Definition Media Playback for the Super-Portable HP Mini 110 Netbook -- The Broadcom Crystal HD solution has been selected by HP for the super-portable line of HP Mini 110 netbooks. The HP Mini 110 netbook computer is smaller than a traditional laptop and is the ideal mobile companion when users are away from their PCs or want to leave their full-size laptops at home. By implementing Broadcom Crystal HD media PC (MPC) solutions into the HP Mini 110 netbooks, HP provides consumers with smooth, high quality playback of high definition (HD) video that yields very low system power consumption, low CPU utilization and integrates seamlessly into the Windows XP environment.


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