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Broadcom Introduces New Quad-Core HSPA+ Processor

June 13, 2013

First Quad-Core Platform with 5G WiFi, NFC, GPS and Indoor Positioning

Broadcom Launches World's Highest Performance Multi-Core Communications Processors

June 12, 2013

Delivers Enhanced Security and Seamless Scalability for Service Provider, Data Center and Enterprise Networks

Broadcom Introduces Hybrid Headless Video Gateway SoC for Convergence of IP and QAM Video Networks

June 11, 2013

Pairs Fastest DOCSIS Rates with an All IP Video Experience in the Home

Broadcom® 5G WiFi Powers New NTT DOCOMO Smartphone by Sharp

June 6, 2013

Ecosystem of Available 5G WiFi Products Continues to Expand Across Globe

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Making the Smartphone Switch: Multi-Core Does So Much More

By Rafael Sotomayor | June 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

The smartphone industry has been coming of age this year, most recently with news that more than half of the mobile phones sold around the world were of the smartphone variety. As the adoption rate continues to climb – according to expert forecasts – a growing number of consumers will be clamoring for the true smartphone experience, which includes gaming, shopping, and shooting and sharing photos and videos.

Around the world, Broadcom is helping phone makers to not only meet …

Going Deep: Network Processors Tackle Security, Speed

By Rachel Rosmarin | June 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

When consumers think about “the network” — whether a corporate network, a home network or even the mobile network — they tend to measure its performance based on things like connectivity and reliability, instead of speed and security.

But carrier-grade companies think differently. They worry about the vulnerability of the network and try their best to thwart hackers from compromising sensitive information stored on those networks — things like customer usernames and passwords, corporate intellectual property and critical applications.

Certainly, a company’s reputation …

Broadcom and Rovi Team Up to Slim Down Ultra HD’s Big Bandwidth

By Aaron Schmidt | June 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

Consumers have proven time and time again that, when it comes to new television technologies, they’ll eventually buy in – just at their own pace. Case in point: high-definition televisions that were out of reach for most consumers when they hit the scene five or so years ago have finally reached a pricing level that’s attractive to the mainstream.

Now, the next wave of TV technology – an advanced display called Ultra HD– is teasing consumers with the beautiful, …

Broadcom Foundation Looks to Engineering Students for the “Next Big Thing”

By Aaron Schmidt | June 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

Microsoft, Google, and Facebook were all started by students who never could have predicted that their projects — and products — would change the world. But the winners of the Broadcom Foundation University Research Competition, selected by a panel of technical experts at Broadcom and hundreds of the company’s top engineers, just might.

Broadcom co-founder, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer Henry Samueli kicked off the evening by introducing the 12 competitors— graduate-level engineering students who hail from top universities around …

Broadcom’s Engineering Zeitgeist: Company Recognizes Innovators Among its Ranks

By Rachel Rosmarin | June 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

To the untrained ear, the degrees and credentials earned by Broadcom’s deeply talented brain trust can sound like alphabet soup. Engineers’ names are often followed by a trail of patents, products and Ph.D.s that might stymie outsiders but motivate and inspire their colleagues who are savvy enough to recognize legitimate technical breakthroughs when they see them.

Within Broadcom, everybody knows that these accomplishments are what propel the company — and, in many ways, innovation within society — forward. That’s why …

 

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In the News

We Need Intelligent Networks to Make Use of Internet of Things Data, says Broadcom’s Nick Ilyadis

June 17, 2013

Silicon Angle
Nick Ilyadis, CTO of Broadcom, discussed his company’s long lasting relationship with HP, security trends, and the big trend of Internet of Things with theCube co-hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante, live at the HP Discover 2013 conference.

Broadcom Gets Better at Multitasking with Quad-Core Processor for Cheap Devices

June 17, 2013

Silicon Angle
Broadcom pulled back the curtains on an industry-first HSPA+ processor that touts an ARM-based, quad-core CPU and supports a wide variety of connectivity technologies. The company said that the chip is designed for use in “high-performance, entry-level smartphones” running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

Broadcom Intros a Trio of 802.11ac WiFi Chips for PCs and Set Top Boxes

June 3, 2013

Engadget
Broadcom has focused most of its 802.11ac WiFi efforts this year on high- and low-end mobile chips. Today, it's swinging that attention back to bigger machinery like PCs and set-top boxes.

Broadcom Shows Off 802.11ac Chips [VIDEO]

June 3, 2013

TMCNet.com
Video interview with Broadcom's Ed Doe on the increased speed delivered by 5G WiFi for enterprise networks. The interview’s focus is on the overall performance in excess of one Gigabit per second as well as the customer advantages from the silicon.

Ethernet Preps for Real-Time Role in Cars, Factories

June 3, 2013

EE Times
Engineers are driving real-time capabilities into Ethernet for use in cars and the factory floor. The work is spread across nearly a dozen standards efforts many of which will be implemented in products that could ship before the end of next year.

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