WLAN Router SoCs enable scalable 802.11n routers.
Press Release Summary:
Featuring 2-layer board design, Intensi-fi® XLR SoCs integrate 2.4 GHz power amplifier, IEEE 802.11n radio, media access controller, baseband, CPU, memory controller, and 5-port Fast Ethernet switch. USB 2.0 host port is provided for storage and print server applications. Able to maintain data rates up to 300 Mbps in each band, SoCs utilize Accelerange(TM) technology for optimal throughput and range, which is critical for HD video streaming and other low latency applications.
Original Press Release:
Broadcom Announces New Line of Scalable, Feature-Rich 802.11n Router Solutions That Boost Performance and Cut Costs
Intensi-fi(R) XLR Solutions with Accelerange(TM) Technology Enable 2x2 802.11n Routers to Provide a Strong Wireless Backbone for the Networked Home
LAS VEGAS, -- 2010 International CES -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced new wireless LAN (WLAN) router system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions with enhanced features, industry-leading performance and best-in-class power consumption to enable a full line of scalable 802.11n routers. With these new Intensi-fi® XLR SoC solutions, Wi-Fi® system OEMs can leverage unparalleled silicon integration to reduce the overall cost while still maintaining adequate multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) performance for streaming HD video throughout the home. Broadcom has optimized this new 802.11n router platform with its Accelerange(TM) technology for enhanced throughput and range performance along with advanced features that minimize power consumption for 'green' functionality modes.
Highlights/Key Facts:
-- BCM5357: Single-chip 2.4G entry-level IEEE 802.11n retail router
-- BCM5358: Single-chip 2.4G IEEE 802.11n application router with I2S, NAND and wireless voice gateway support
-- BCM47186: Single-chip high-performance simultaneous dual-band IEEE 802.11n Gigabit Ethernet router
- Integrated IEEE 802.11n radio, media access controller (MAC), baseband, CPU, memory controller and 5-port Fast Ethernet switch
-- Low cost, 2-layer board design
-- Integrated 2.4 GHz power amplifier that has been proved in the field on shipping production platforms
-- USB 2.0 host port for storage and print server applications
-- Integrated WAPI (Wireless Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure) security Standard Core, which is required for all WLAN products sold in China
-- New applications and services support through NAND Flash and I2S
-- PCM interface support utilizing Broadcom's proven VoIP software stack
-- Low power modes for greener, environmentally-friendly products that dramatically reduce power consumption and lessen the overall impact on the environment
Supporting Quotes:
Philip Solis, Practice Director, ABI Research:
"Simultaneous dual-band 802.11n is important for consumers who want to move entertainment content throughout their homes without cords or wires. Utilizing both parts of the spectrum multiplies the available bandwidth to support high-quality media streaming, deliver faster downloads and enhance online gaming. Sales of 802.11n routers will outpace 802.11g routers in 2010, as consumers seek faster and more reliable wireless connectivity."
Chandra Viswanathan, Senior Product Line Manager for Broadcom's Wireless LAN line of business:
"The proliferation of video and mobile services into the home is not only creating new usage models for consumer electronics devices, but is also increasing network infrastructure requirements. Our new 802.11n solutions are optimized to deliver maximum performance for video, VoIP and gaming applications throughout the digital home, and by adding features we enable our customers to differentiate their products. Broadcom has achieved new high levels of integration that enable these features, as well as system and end-product cost points to facilitate an accelerated transition to Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(TM) n routers."
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About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a major technology innovator and global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. We provide the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything®.
Broadcom is one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies, with 2008 revenue of $4.66 billion, and holds over 3,650 U.S. and over 1,450 foreign patents, more than 7,750 additional pending patent applications, and one of the broadest intellectual property portfolios addressing both wired and wireless transmission of voice, video, data and multimedia.
A FORTUNE 500® company, Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at +1.949.926.5000 or at www.broadcom.com.
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