Broadcom Joins S60 Community to Deliver Complete Solutions for World's Most Popular Mobile Open OS
Written by Broadcom
Thursday, 26 July 2007
New Relationship Enables Broadcom to Target Over 50 Million New Devices
per Year With 3G Cellular Processors, Mobile, Application Processors,
Low Power W-Fi(R), Bluetooth(R) and GPS Solutions
IRVINE, Calif., July 25 -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) , a
global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications,
today announced that it has joined S60 Product Creation Community. As a
member of this development group, Broadcom will be provided with access
to software, technology and S60 ecosystem resources for developing
advanced smartphones based on S60 software. S60 smartphone software is
developed by Nokia and licensed to industry-leading terminal
manufacturers.
"Broadcom joining the S60 community is a very positive development that
will further enhance the silicon resources available to smartphone
makers committed to S60 software," said Matti Vanska, Vice President,
Mobile Software Sales and Marketing, Nokia. "The combination of
advanced S60 software capabilities and pre-integration with Broadcom's
silicon solutions will help drive new smartphone designs and shorten
time-to-market for introducing these products."
With the recent introduction of the Broadcom(R) BCM2153 7.2Mbps HSDPA
multimedia baseband processor, Broadcom is uniquely positioned to
deliver a broad range of single chip smartphone solutions developed in
the advanced 65 nm process. Broadcom's Mobile Multimedia processors,
including BCM2820 VideoCore(R) Applications Processor and BCM2724
VideoCore Co-processor deliver compelling user experiences and a
flexible platform for innovation. The BCM4325 monolithic
Bluetooth+WiFi+FM device and BCM2048 Bluetooth + FM radio transceiver
are ideal solutions for offering complementary connectivity options in
next generation smartphone products.
In addition, Broadcom's recent acquisition of GlobalLocate for GPS
(Global Positioning System) solutions, and Broadcom's complete line of
power management and RF solutions round out the extensive list of
products Broadcom now offers to S60 customers. As a member of the S60
Product Creation Community, Broadcom can work with S60 ecosystem
members to integrate Symbian OS(R) and S60 software on Broadcom's
Mobile platforms.
S60 software on Symbian OS is the world's leading smartphone software,
supported by many leading mobile phone manufacturers, who license the
platform for use in their respective products. S60 devices are
intuitive and easy to use, enabling users to quickly discover and
install new and exciting applications. S60 sets the benchmark for
mobile browsers offering the full web experience in a mobile device
making the platform ideally suited for the advanced multimedia and
data-centric applications which are becoming popular in smartphones
today.
"Broadcom is very proud to join the S60 Product Creation Community,
which allows us to offer our advanced mobile solutions together with
the world's leading Mobile Open OS platform," said Yossi Cohen, Senior
Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom's Mobile Platforms
Group. "This development is a strong validation of Broadcom's
commitment to establishing itself as the technology leader in the
cellular market, and we look forward to working closely with the
community to quickly bring superior and exciting handsets to market."
Broadcom has emerged as a leading supplier of cellular baseband,
multimedia, and applications processors, and other silicon and software
solutions for next generation handset products. By uniquely combining
multiple world-class dedicated processors and baseband functionality
onto low power, single-chip products, Broadcom is introducing new
levels of affordability and performance for the next generation mobile
devices.
BCM2153 Product Information
The BCM2153 is the industry's first solution for mobile handsets that
integrates an HSDPA baseband modem with world-class applications, audio
and multimedia processors on a single monolithic chip. The new
mixed-signal device is the first developed completely in a 65 nanometer
CMOS process and integrates a Category 8 HSDPA modem that delivers 7.2
Mbps (megabits per second) of third generation (3G) connectivity for
advanced applications. With this level of integration, smartphones
utilizing the new HSDPA processor require less board space, cost and
power than competing solutions, significantly reducing the cost premium
associated with smartphones today.
About S60
S60 software built on Symbian OS is the world's leading smartphone
software, and is licensed by some of the industry's foremost mobile
device manufacturers. The flexibility of the S60 software allows for
various hardware designs and software configurations, as evidenced by
the multitude of S60 devices already available on the market. Through
its award-winning user interface, extensive support for new mobile
services and the innovation potential for partner solutions, S60
provides an open and scalable business opportunity for mobile operators
and 3rd party developers. For further information and news about S60
and the S60 community, please visit http://www.s60.com/.
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a major technology innovator and global leader
in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom
products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to
and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. We
provide the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art,
system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing
and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access
products, and mobile devices. These solutions support our core mission:
Connecting everything(R).
Broadcom is one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies,
with 2006 revenue of $3.67 billion, and holds over 2,000 U.S. and 800
foreign patents, more than 6,000 additional pending patent
applications, and one of the broadest intellectual property portfolios
addressing both wired and wireless transmission of voice, video and
data.
Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and
research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be
contacted at +1.949.926.5000 or at http://www.broadcom.com/.
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