COMPUTEX 2013: Broadcom to showcase 5G Wi-Fi Combo Chips

Broadcom Corporation has introduced its first 5G Wi-Fi combination chips targeted specifically for entry-level consumer devices, including PCs, notebooks, tablets and smartphones.Broadcom’s new 5G Wi-Fi solutions will be showcased at COMPUTEX 2013.

With more enterprise and retail routers rapidly moving to the IEEE 802.11ac standard, the infrastructure is in place for broad adoption by PCs, tablets and smartphones, opening up significant new opportunities for 5G Wi-Fi to be integrated into mass market platforms. Broadcom is well positioned to capitalize on these opportunities by providing original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) an affordable solution that offers all of the performance, range and power advantages of 5G Wi-Fi in a single-chip design.

"Broadcom is the leader in delivering 802.11ac-based products, and we reinforce that leadership today, staying one large step ahead of our competitors with new 5G Wi-Fi chips designed to help OEMs capitalize on the massive potential of entry level mobile devices. This 1x1 design lowers cost while still delivering dramatic speed, power and performance, empowering a broad new user base to effortlessly stream HD video and significantly increase their Wi-Fi range in the home, office or hotspot zone," said Rahul Patel, Broadcom Vice- President - Product Marketing, Wireless Connectivity Combo Group.

Broadcom's 5G Wi-Fi technology is currently powering the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone and HTC One smartphone. Additionally, the company’s 5G Wi-Fi 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. Broadcom now extends that leadership with its single-chip 5G Wi-Fi products for mass market devices.

Broadcom's BCM43162 and BCM4339 are now sampling with early access customers with volume production expected in 2H 2013.