Broadcom adds new member to its family
of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo chips
Broadcom Corporation is sampling its new chip BCM43142
supporting Wi-Fi Direct. This chip supports both Windows
and Android operating systems.
The BCM43142 is made using 40nm technology .It has both
Wi-Fi Bluetooth in single chip mainly designed for notebooks
and netbooks.
The BCM43142 software development kit includes APIs for
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Bluetooth High Speed and 802.11n
Wi-Fi Direct functionality. This allows devices to automatically
recognize and communicate with each other directly, delivering
innovative applications such as proximity-based PC security,
router-less collaboration and instant photo/video sharing.
The BCM43142 and accompanying software applications will
be demonstrated presently ongoing Computex event in Taiwan.
While nearly all smart phones already include combo chips,
a study by ABI Research finds that demand for single-die
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi combo chips will continue to grow by
15 percent CAGR between 2009 and 2015. The ABI Research
study also indicates that more than 75 percent of the combined
notebooks and netbooks shipments in 2013 will have both
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Broadcom now extends this capability
to address Windows and Android-based PCs and notebooks and
netbooks with its fourth generation Bluetooth-Wi-Fi combo
chip.
John DaCosta, Director of Product Marketing, Mobile &
Wireless Group, Broadcom Corporation said,
"The future of innovation in consumer electronics is
in wireless connectivity. By extending Broadcom's leadership
in wireless integration to the 40 nanometer node, we're
delivering the most cost effective and industry proven integrated
solutions to the PC segment. By leveraging Broadcom's leadership
in Wi-Fi Direct and software APIs, Broadcom is enabling
PC OEMs to develop and deliver new and compelling solutions
to their customers."
BCM43142 Product Highlights:
The Broadcom BCM43142 is the industry's first 40nm combo
chip for PCs, notebooks and netbooks. It supports single
stream IEEE 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0 + HS. It also features
integrated power amplifiers and a low noise amplifier.
The BCM43142 is optimized for cost and power as required
in the cost-sensitive traditional PC market. It is available
in a 68-pin QFN package. It uses the PCIe interface for
Wi-Fi and USB interface for Bluetooth.
Broadcom continues to support its widely deployed Bluetooth
stack and software for Windows, rich with many Bluetooth
profiles, including next-generation sensor applications.
This also includes support for Bluetooth Low Energy. The
software package includes APIs for BT4.0+HS and BLE.
Broadcom's support for Wi-Fi Direct enables devices to communicate
directly with one another without having to interact with
an access point. This allows simpler, faster communication
with high-density video resolution. Similar functionality
is available for smart phones using Broadcom's BCM4330,
which was introduced earlier this year and is already in
production in numerous phones. The software package includes
APIs for Wi-Fi Direct.
The BCM43142 implements the industry's most advanced and
proven radio coexistence algorithms and hardware mechanisms
to allow an extremely collaborative Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
coexistence scheme internal to the device. The chip also
provides support for coexistence schemes with additional
wireless technologies such as LTE and WiMAX. As a result,
enhanced overall quality for simultaneous voice, video and
data transmission is achieved in a laptop computer.
Additional features of the BCM43142 combo chip solution
includes:
IEEE 802.11n space-time block coding (STBC) and low-density
parity check (LDPC) code options for improved range and
power efficiency.
Broadcom's SmartAudio technology offers Wide Band Speech
(WBS), Packet Loss Concealment (PLC) and Bit Error Correction
(BEC) to dramatically improve Bluetooth voice and audio
quality.
Broadcom's BCM43142 is the PC industry's first combo chip
with Bluetooth Low Energy 4.0 (BLE 4.0) certification, providing
a standardized ultra-low-power implementation of Bluetooth
technology. BCM43142 samples are available now for early
engagement customers.
For more information, visit:http://www.broadcom.com/products/?industry_id=2