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Broadcom baseband chip combines HSDPA modem with Android app processing
SEMICONDUCTOR FIRM Broadcom has revealed details of its baseband platform for HSDPA modem connectivity and Android applications processing.
The snazzily named Broadcom BCM2157 dual-core baseband processor is expected to bring high end smartphone features to low end Android handsets, according to Broadcom.
Likely features resulting from using the processors in handsets include the use of mobile hotspots, as well as multi-touch screens, something called innovative media and the aforementioned applications processing.
The dual core processor chip won't just be cheap and cheerful, and Broadcom said its 3G HSDPA modem will support 7.2Mbps downstream connectivity as well as global roaming.
It also has support for HVGA displays and multi-touch screens, as well as a high-end appealing 5MP digital camera and dual SIM cards, and all this with powerful dual-core ARM processors.
"The smartphone continues to influence the cellular industry, with defining features like multi-touch screens and the ability to run applications now enriching lower cost handsets ," said Scott Bibaud, EVP and general manager of Broadcom's mobile platforms group.
"We've maximised the functionality of our new Android-processing baseband platform to enable our partners to deliver the most popular features in more affordable designs."
The processor is currently being sampled with early access customers, and a full commercial launch is expected early next year. µ
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We need better batteries! I want to be able to do all the buzzword nonsense, and for the phone to run longer than 20 hours!
Fail.
Man, whats up with you guys?
I was actually somewhat interested in this story, however the details were exceedingly slim, for a site that professes to be technical in nature.
Had to Google the part number to find out that this is a 500Mhz part, 65nm design, and it is based on the hoary old ARM11, not anything like the new families.
Since you guys primarily are a news aggregator, would you consider picking more technically dense matter to copy-pasta on your site?