[June 14, 2013] Broadcom introduces 5G WiFi combination chips for entry level consumer devices Tweet Jun 14, 2013 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Broadcom Corporation, a provider of semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, has introduced 5G WiFi combination chips for entry level consumer devices, including PCs, notebooks, tablets and smartphones. Broadcom's 5G WiFi technology is currently powering the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone and HTC One smartphone. Additionally, the company's 5G WiFi is integrated into select LG Digital TVs and the ASUS ROG G75VW gaming laptop, as well as routers from Belkin, Buffalo, Cisco, D-Link, Edimax, NETGEAR, Samsung and Tenda, the company said. As Broadcom's second generation of 5G WiFi combo chips, the BCM43162 and BCM4339 offer the same performance, range and power consumption benefits as the 5G WiFi combo chip, the BCM4335, but integrate the complete front-end, power amplifier (PA) and Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), to enable a low-cost, mass market solution, the company added. The BCM43162 is a peripheral component interconnect express-based (PCIe) client solution for PCs and notebooks with support for Microsoft Windows operating system, and the BCM4339 with digital input output (SDIO) interface, is a mobility solution for smartphones and tablets with support for Microsoft Windows and Android operating systems. Additional product features include integrated 5G WiFi PA and LNA technology to allow small form factor designs and reduced total BOM; transmit beamforming and low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes for greater coverage and whole-house media and data applications; 433Mbps Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) PHY rate; Broadcom proprietary TurboQAM for 33 percent increase in 2.4GHz speed; Broadcom proprietary Channel Smoothing WLAN PHY to increase receiver sensitivity by an average of 2 db across 802.11n and 802.11ac rates; and specific to the BCM4339, the company concluded. http://www.datamonitor.com Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Datamonitor shall not be liable for errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]