Broadcom just blew the chipset competition away. The US chipmaker has announced their new “3G Phone on a chip” solution that brings all the key 3G features together onto a single chip. With HSPA (EDGE, WCDMA, HSUPA, HSDPA), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, FM transmitter, FM receiver, and a speedy CPU integrated onto a single 65nm CMOS die, Broadcom’s BCM21551 “3G Phone on a chip” is at least a year ahead of anything already on market.
What does all this mean? Well, it means a cheaper, smaller, and more powerful processing solution for 3G feature phones and smartphones with TV-out and 5-megapixel camera with 30fps video capture. And, since the BCM21551 “3G Phone on a chip” is fully integratable with Broadcom’s “Wi-Fi and GPS, PMU, or the new VideoCore® III mobile multimedia processor,” this chip is poised to bring a whole new level of performance to the 3G playing field.
We can’t wait to see Broadcom’s new chip get some playing time in slimmer, faster, more powerful 3G handsets. The Broadcom chip is already available to manufacturers, so we’re hoping they’ll be jumping on this bandwagon soon.
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