At CES 2014, chip vendor Broadcom introduced new 5G Wi-Fi system-on-a-chips (SoCs) for connected home devices.
In a statement, Broadcom said the BCM43569 and BCM43602 enable OEMs to deliver the speed, range and bandwidth requirements for streaming HD-quality content, online gaming and other high-bandwidth applications in the home.
Using Bluetooth-and Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as remotes, speakers and game controllers can reduce available Wi-Fi bandwidth and cause interference when playing an online game or streaming a movie from a tablet to a smart TV.
Broadcom claims that the BCM43569 is the industry’s first dual-band 2×2 MIMO combo chip with a USB 3.0 interface and coexistence technology that enables superior performance by allowing smart TVs to receive both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals simultaneously.
Routers, gateways and set-top boxes rely on the platform’s host CPU processing power to deliver HD content over 5G WiFi to multiple devices in the home. Broadcom’s BCM43602, a new 3×3 MIMO 802.11ac SoCsolution, enables these platforms to offload Wi-Fi processing from the host processor to deliver the benefits of 5G WiFi to the consumer.
“By the end of 2014, 802.11ac is expected to be included in more than 50 percent of total Wi-Fi ICs shipped,” said Phil Solis, research director, ABI Research. “By maximizing the wireless connectivity performance in connected home devices, Broadcom continues to help drive the industry adoption of 802.11ac technology across all product segments.”
The BCM43569 and BCM43602 are now sampling.
