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Broadcom Demonstrates Industry Leading Technologies for Next Generation Mobile Devices at 2008 Mobile World Congress

admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:22:19 +0000

Broadcom to Demonstrate HSUPA on Breakthrough '3G Phone-on-a-Chip' Processor, New GPS Product Offering and Its Technology Leadership Portfolio Including Mobile Multimedia, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Mobile TV, RF and Power Management

IRVINE, Calif., Feb 05, 2008 -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, will demonstrate its innovative and leading portfolio of complete system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for mobile devices at the 2008 Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, from February 11th through February 14th. » read more »

Broadcom Ships Advanced Power Management Unit for New Mobile Handsets from Samsung

admin — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:41:18 +0000

Highly Integrated Power Management Unit (PMU) Provides Cost Effective Companion for Broadcom® 2G and 3G Cellular Processors

IRVINE, Calif., Oct 07, 2007 /PRNewswire - FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its power management unit (PMU) system- on-a-chip (SoC) is now shipping in volume production with one of the leading phone makers in the world. Samsung Electronics has adopted the Broadcom® BCM59001 PMU SoC solution for use in its new SGH-J750 mobile phone, which has begun shipping in volume. The industry leading SoC integration in the BCM59001 PMU delivers both optimized system-level power consumption and lower overall system cost in mobile handsets. » read more »

Broadcom, Samsung Accelerate Worldwide Deployment of 3G Cellular Technology with Multiple New Handsets

admin — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:23:34 +0000

Broadcom Delivers 3G Baseband, Power Management and Bluetooth® Solutions, along with Field-Proven 3G Protocol Stack Software and M-stream Technology

IRVINE, Calif., Oct 07, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it has expanded its relationship with Samsung Electronics to include advanced 3G cellular solutions for a new series of Samsung mobile handsets that are now available. Broadcom launched its first generation 3G cellular baseband technology with Samsung over a year ago with the SGH-Z220, and the new handsets leverage the companies' prior joint investment. The new Samsung 3G mobile phones are now shipping to leading cellular operators in multiple countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and elsewhere. » read more »

Nokia Selects Broadcom as a Chipset Supplier for Future EDGE Phones

admin — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:01:30 +0000

IRVINE, Calif., Aug 08, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that Nokia Corporation has selected Broadcom's advanced single-chip cellular baseband processor and its companion power management unit (PMU) for selected future EDGE mobile phones.

"Nokia has been following the development of Broadcom's single chip EDGE processor and we were impressed with the progress made by the Broadcom team," said Peter Ropke, Senior Vice President of Nokia's Mobile Phones Broad Appeal Business Unit. "Broadcom's EDGE solution delivers an advanced feature-set at low power, small size, and low system cost, which make it an excellent foundation for Nokia's future EDGE products." » read more »

Broadcom's Industry-Leading Bluetooth Silicon and Software Achieve Bluetooth 2.1 Qualification

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:45:41 +0000

First Bluetooth Provider to Combine Bluetooth Version 2.1 Features with Other Advanced Technologies that Enhance the Performance, Set-Up, Use and Security of Bluetooth Devices

IRVINE, Calif., Aug 01, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its popular Bluetooth® silicon and software are the first solutions to be qualified for the new Bluetooth Version 2.1 specification, as determined by the Bluetooth Qualification Board (BQB). By supporting the recently-ratified standard, the Broadcom® BCM2046 Bluetooth transceiver simplifies the set-up of mobile phones and other Bluetooth products, while improving the overall user experience with longer battery life and stronger security. The BCM2046 is now the only Bluetooth Version 2.1 solution that supports enhanced data rate (EDR) technology and offers a high-performance Class 1 radio. » read more »

Broadcom Joins S60 Community to Deliver Complete Solutions for the World's Most Popular Mobile Open OS

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:40:52 +0000

New Relationship Enables Broadcom to Target Over 50 Million New Devices per Year With 3G Cellular Processors, Mobile, Application Processors, Low Power W-Fi®, Bluetooth® and GPS Solutions

IRVINE, Calif., July 25, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it has joined S60 Product Creation Community. As a member of this development group, Broadcom will be provided with access to software, technology and S60 ecosystem resources for developing advanced smartphones based on S60 software. S60 smartphone software is developed by Nokia and licensed to industry-leading terminal manufacturers. » read more »

Federal Court Rules Against Qualcomm in H.264 Video Compression Patents Case, Broadcom Says

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:52:15 +0000

Broadcom Corporation announced that a federal district court adopted a unanimous jury finding that Qualcomm Incorporated violated its duty to disclose patents to an industry standards body and thereby waived its rights to enforce two patents Qualcomm alleged covered the H.264 video compression standard.

Qualcomm filed suit against Broadcom in San Diego federal court in October 2005 alleging that Broadcom® products infringed the two patents, and on January 26, 2007, a unanimous jury found that Broadcom did not infringe the patents. The jury also rendered advisory verdicts that Qualcomm committed inequitable conduct before the USPTO, and that Qualcomm knowingly violated a duty to disclose its patents to the Joint Video Team, or its parent organization, during the JVT's preparation and eventual adoption of the H.264 video compression standard.

In a 34 page opinion, the Court found:

* "Qualcomm waived its rights to enforce the '104 and '767 patents against H.264 products by its silence in the face of a "clear duty to speak" to identify to the JVT its IPR related to the development of the H.264 standard" » read more »

Qualcomm Dismisses Remaining Cases Against Broadcom

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:55:06 +0000

In Turn, Broadcom Dismisses San Diego-based Counterclaims, but Proceeds With Cases Against Qualcomm in All Other Venues

Broadcom Corporation has announced that Qualcomm Incorporated has agreed to dismiss all remaining cases initiated by Qualcomm and awaiting trial against Broadcom including Qualcomm's claims of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation in San Diego.

In turn, Broadcom dismissed its counterclaims against Qualcomm in those San Diego cases. Broadcom's claims of patent infringement against Qualcomm in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, Calif. and in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington, D.C., and Broadcom's antitrust claim against Qualcomm, which is on appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, are not affected by the dismissals in San Diego, and will continue forward.

The remaining Broadcom patent cases against Qualcomm are:

* The patent infringement action in the International Trade Commission in
which a remedy hearing regarding Qualcomm's infringement of a Broadcom
patent will proceed as scheduled on March 21 and 22 in Washington, D.C. » read more »

Broadcom Launches Low Cost Mobile TV Cellular Handset Platform

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:22:11 +0000

Broadcom Launches Low Cost Mobile TV Cellular Handset Platform
New Mobile TV Platform Includes Broadcom's Industry Leading

VideoCoreÂ® Multimedia Processor, Cellular Baseband Processor, BluetoothÂ® and CellAirityâ„¢ Software for Designing the Next Generation of Mobile Handsets

BARCELONA, Spain, 3GSM World Congress, Feb 14, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced the availability of a new mobile television reference design platform that will be demonstrated at this week's 3GSM World Congress. Broadcom's new mobile TV platform is a tremendous technological advancement for manufacturers that plan to integrate mobile TV into their handset designs in a cost-effective manner. The new BroadcomÂ® platform includes integrated mobile TV software and a reference application that can be customized specifically for each manufacturer's handset design, enabling product differentiation that will help drive the widespread acceptance of high quality mobile television. » read more »

Broadcom Demonstrates Linux OS Support on Its CellAirity Platform for Low Cost Smartphone Handsets

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:21:31 +0000

Broadcom Demonstrates LinuxÂ® OS Support on Its CellAirityâ„¢ Platform for Low Cost Smartphone Handsets

Open OS Running on BroadcomÂ® Applications Processor Shows Path to Affordable Smartphone Software Converged on CellAirity HSDPA Processor Products

BARCELONA, Spain, 3GSM World Congress, Feb 14, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it will demonstrate the flexibility of its cellular platform with a new reference design that can run powerful applications on the LinuxÂ® operating system. By providing High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) solutions, with integrated applications processors and the ability to support the major open operating system (OpenOS) architectures, Broadcom can now supply the key hardware and software components required for affordable smartphones. This combined capability will help drive adoption of these high-end handset products, which are expected to achieve volumes of 230 million units by 2010 according to market research firm iSuppli.(1) » read more »

Broadcom's Bluetooth Technology Selected by ASUSTeK for New PDA Phone Designs

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:20:39 +0000

Broadcom's BluetoothÂ® Technology Selected by ASUSTeK for New PDA Phone Designs

Industry-Leading Bluetooth for WindowsÂ® (BTW) Software Enables Advanced Features for Optimizing the Users' PDA Experience

BARCELONA, Spain, 3GSM World Congress, Feb 14, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its advanced BluetoothÂ® silicon and software technology has been adopted by ASUSTek Computer Inc. in several new connected PDA products including the recently launched P535 Tribandâ„¢ PDA GPS and 3G P735 PDA phones. ASUSTek (ASUS), one of the world's leading total solution providers for computers, communications and consumer electronics products, selected Broadcom's single-chip BCM2045 Bluetooth transceiver, coupled with BroadcomÂ® Bluetooth for WindowsÂ® PocketPC Phone Edition (BTW-PPC/PE) software to enable the cutting-edge features for their P535 and P735 PDA phones with GPS functionality. » read more »

Broadcom Announces Advanced New Development Platform for Portable Multimedia Devices

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:19:50 +0000

Broadcom Announces Advanced New Development Platform for Portable Multimedia Devices

Platform Runs on VideoCoreÂ® Applications Processor and Integrates BluetoothÂ®, Wi-FiÂ®, Power Management and FM Tuner Technologies for Portable Multimedia Device Development

BARCELONA, Spain, 3GSM World Congress, Feb 13, 2007 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced the availability of a new development platform for portable multimedia devices. The platform integrates all the hardware and software components required to build advanced multimedia devices into a single, modular design. The new reference design combines Broadcom's proven BluetoothÂ®, Wi-FiÂ®, power management and FM tuner technologies, with a high performance BroadcomÂ® VideoCoreÂ® applications processor, to provide a platform capable of playing the most demanding multimedia content. A complete board support package is included to ease software development and speed time-to-market. » read more »

Broadcom's Bluetooth Technology Enables Advanced Multimedia Features in New TCL Communications Multimedia Handset

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:19:03 +0000

Broadcom's BluetoothÂ® Technology Enables Advanced Multimedia Features in New TCL Communications Multimedia Handset

Leading-Edge Phone Provides Advanced Multimedia Functionality and High-Quality Audio Streaming to Wireless Headsets

BARCELONA, Spain, 3GSM World Congress, Feb 13, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its industry-leading BluetoothÂ® silicon and software technology have been selected by TCL Communications to enable advanced wireless multimedia features, such as music streaming, in a number of new phones. TCL Communications, a leading telephone manufacturer in China, selected Broadcom's single-chip BCM2045 Bluetooth transceiver with enhanced data rate (EDR) technology and BroadcomÂ® Bluetooth Embedded (BTE) mobile software, for its recently announced multimedia handset, which is being made available as the Alcatel OT-C825. » read more »

Lenovo Adopts Broadcom CellAirity Platform for Multimedia GPRS Handset With Stereo Bluetooth Technology

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:18:16 +0000

Lenovo Adopts BroadcomÂ® CellAirityâ„¢ Platform for Multimedia GPRS Handset With Stereo BluetoothÂ® Technology

Broadcom's Complete GPRS Baseband, Software Design Platform and Bluetooth Technology Provides Top Chinese Phone Maker With Advanced Features, Faster Time-to-Market and Improved Affordability

BARCELONA, Spain, 3GSM World Congress, Feb 13, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its BroadcomÂ® CellAirityâ„¢ platform for mobile phone designs has been adopted by Lenovo for its recently introduced P768 multimedia GPRS handset. The Lenovo P768 leverages Broadcom's field proven silicon, a complete software suite and development and test tools, which helped Lenovo deliver the thin, innovative bar phone to the market quickly. As the leading phone maker in China, Lenovo's adoption of the CellAirity platform provides a tremendous market opportunity for Broadcom. » read more »

Broadcom

Broadcom Demonstrates Industry Leading Technologies for Next Generation Mobile Devices at 2008 Mobile World Congress

Broadcom to Demonstrate HSUPA on Breakthrough '3G Phone-on-a-Chip' Processor, New GPS Product Offering and Its Technology Leadership Portfolio Including Mobile Multimedia, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Mobile TV, RF and Power Management

Broadcom Ships Advanced Power Management Unit for New Mobile Handsets from Samsung

Highly Integrated Power Management Unit (PMU) Provides Cost Effective Companion for Broadcom® 2G and 3G Cellular Processors

Broadcom, Samsung Accelerate Worldwide Deployment of 3G Cellular Technology with Multiple New Handsets

Broadcom Delivers 3G Baseband, Power Management and Bluetooth® Solutions, along with Field-Proven 3G Protocol Stack Software and M-stream Technology

Nokia Selects Broadcom as a Chipset Supplier for Future EDGE Phones

Broadcom's Industry-Leading Bluetooth Silicon and Software Achieve Bluetooth 2.1 Qualification

First Bluetooth Provider to Combine Bluetooth Version 2.1 Features with Other Advanced Technologies that Enhance the Performance, Set-Up, Use and Security of Bluetooth Devices

Broadcom Joins S60 Community to Deliver Complete Solutions for the World's Most Popular Mobile Open OS

New Relationship Enables Broadcom to Target Over 50 Million New Devices per Year With 3G Cellular Processors, Mobile, Application Processors, Low Power W-Fi®, Bluetooth® and GPS Solutions

Federal Court Rules Against Qualcomm in H.264 Video Compression Patents Case, Broadcom Says

Qualcomm Dismisses Remaining Cases Against Broadcom

In Turn, Broadcom Dismisses San Diego-based Counterclaims, but Proceeds With Cases Against Qualcomm in All Other Venues

Broadcom Launches Low Cost Mobile TV Cellular Handset Platform

Broadcom Launches Low Cost Mobile TV Cellular Handset Platform New Mobile TV Platform Includes Broadcom's Industry Leading

VideoCoreÂ® Multimedia Processor, Cellular Baseband Processor, BluetoothÂ® and CellAirityâ„¢ Software for Designing the Next Generation of Mobile Handsets

Broadcom Demonstrates Linux OS Support on Its CellAirity Platform for Low Cost Smartphone Handsets

Broadcom Demonstrates LinuxÂ® OS Support on Its CellAirityâ„¢ Platform for Low Cost Smartphone Handsets

Open OS Running on BroadcomÂ® Applications Processor Shows Path to Affordable Smartphone Software Converged on CellAirity HSDPA Processor Products

Broadcom's Bluetooth Technology Selected by ASUSTeK for New PDA Phone Designs

Broadcom's BluetoothÂ® Technology Selected by ASUSTeK for New PDA Phone Designs

Industry-Leading Bluetooth for WindowsÂ® (BTW) Software Enables Advanced Features for Optimizing the Users' PDA Experience

Broadcom Announces Advanced New Development Platform for Portable Multimedia Devices

Broadcom Announces Advanced New Development Platform for Portable Multimedia Devices

Platform Runs on VideoCoreÂ® Applications Processor and Integrates BluetoothÂ®, Wi-FiÂ®, Power Management and FM Tuner Technologies for Portable Multimedia Device Development

Broadcom's Bluetooth Technology Enables Advanced Multimedia Features in New TCL Communications Multimedia Handset

Broadcom's BluetoothÂ® Technology Enables Advanced Multimedia Features in New TCL Communications Multimedia Handset

Leading-Edge Phone Provides Advanced Multimedia Functionality and High-Quality Audio Streaming to Wireless Headsets

Lenovo Adopts Broadcom CellAirity Platform for Multimedia GPRS Handset With Stereo Bluetooth Technology

Lenovo Adopts BroadcomÂ® CellAirityâ„¢ Platform for Multimedia GPRS Handset With Stereo BluetoothÂ® Technology

Broadcom's Complete GPRS Baseband, Software Design Platform and Bluetooth Technology Provides Top Chinese Phone Maker With Advanced Features, Faster Time-to-Market and Improved Affordability

Broadcom Launches Low Cost Mobile TV Cellular Handset Platform
New Mobile TV Platform Includes Broadcom's Industry Leading