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World's Fastest 10GbE Converged Network Adapters from Broadcom Earn Another Major Industry Certification - VMware vSphere® 5

February 8, 2012

10GbE Converged Network Adapters Deliver Complete Storage Solution for Enterprise Server Virtualization

Broadcom Announces Industry's First Octal 10GbE SFP+ PHY

February 7, 2012

New Eight-Channel Physical Layer Transceiver Delivers Higher Bandwidth to Data Center and Enterprise Networks

Broadcom Introduces World's First Microwave Outdoor Unit on a Chip

February 6, 2012

Delivers Unparalleled Performance and Integration to Microwave Backhaul

Broadcom Engineer Wins Test Engineer of the Year Award

February 2, 2012

Brad Davis Recognized by Test and Measurement World Magazine for Outstanding Achievement with Broadcom's Flagship BCM4330 Combo Chip

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Broadcom’s Dr. Nambirajan Seshadri Named Member of the National Academy of Engineering

By Sarah Murry | February 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

Dr. Nambirajan Seshadri, senior vice president and general manager, Mobile Wireless Group, and chief technology officer, mobile platforms and wireless connectivity, was recently elected as a new member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), an honor considered among the highest of professional engineering distinctions.

NAE members are nominated and elected by their peers. Membership is awarded based on important and significant contributions to engineering theory and practice, as well as unusual accomplishments in the pioneering of new fields …

What Romley Means for Broadcom and the Industry

By Greg Scherer | February 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

If you’ve been following recent trends in the server market, you must be as excited as we are here at Broadcom about the upcoming roll out of Intel’s Romley processors, and the subsequent roll out of Romley-based products from server OEMs.   

As the volume of network traffic, networked devices and huge amounts of data continue to ramp at alarming rates, current server and I/O architectures are under the gun to deliver.

With increasing demands for server virtualization, cloud computing, and …

Broadcom MASTERS® Runner-Up Meets Obama at White House Science Fair

By Jen Baumgartner | February 7, 2012 | 0 Comments

Benjamin Hylak of West Grove, Pa., and finalist in the inaugural Broadcom MASTERS competition, met President Obama as a participant in the White House Science Fair in Washington, D.C. on February 7.

He joined other winners from national science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions nationwide including Broadcom MASTERS finalist Coleman Kendrick, 14, of Los Alamos, NM.

Hylak, 14, was recognized for his work as a Broadcom MASTER (Math, Applied Science, Technology, and Engineering for Rising Stars), a national STEM …

Broadcom Wins Market Leadership Award for Second Year in a Row!

By Greg Scherer | February 5, 2012 | 1 Comments

It’s always nice to be recognized with an award, but it means even more when it’s based on feedback from the folks that actually use our products.

Each year IT Brand Pulse, an independent market research firm, conducts a survey to determine end-user perceptions of the top industry vendors. They look at overall market leadership, performance, innovation, reliability, support and price.

This is incredibly valuable for vendors like us, because there is no other independent survey that provides a …

Broadcom’s Brad Davis Named Test Engineer of the Year

By Sarah Murry | February 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

Broadcom’s Brad Davis, manager of radio frequency and wireless engineering in the Mobile and Wireless Group, was named Test Engineer of the Year by Test and Measurement World magazine.

Davis is recognized for his innovative testing methods and engineering achievements for his work on Broadcom’s flagship BCM4330 combo chip, which combines multiple cutting-edge wireless systems (802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and FM radio) on a single silicon die.

Along with his team, Davis pioneered new techniques and tools that …

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In the News

Broadcom Launches Backhaul Unit on a Chip

February 7, 2012

Rethink Wireless
The BCM85810 combines the functionality of 10 products to improve speeds and efficiency in the microwave aggregation link.

Broadcom Employee Named Test Engineer of the Year

February 6, 2012

OC Metro
Test and Measurement World Magazine recognized Irvine-based Broadcom engineer Brad Davis with the Test Engineer of the Year.

New Versions of Wi-Fi Expected to Boost Tablets

February 2, 2012

EE Times
Chip makers and consumer electronics manufacturers are working to improve the tablet user experience within the home, turning to newer versions of Wi-Fi to improve connectivity and the ability to stream content from tablets to TVs, according to Michael Hurlston, senior vice president of Broadcom Corp.'s Home and Wireless Networking business unit.

Looking Beyond Gadgets, Six Trends in Consumer Electronics

January 31, 2012

Forbes
IEEE experts identified six trends they believe will dictate the next product development cycles of consumer electronics companies around the world.

Where are Apple's Futuristic Wireless Technologies for Everyone Else?

January 20, 2012

Orange County Register
A cooler wireless future for everyone is coming thanks to technologies like Near Field Communications, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi Direct and 802.11ac.

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