BCM4330

We've been covering the combo chip space for a while now, which is hugely important for both smartphones, tablets, and other form factors usually driven by ARM SoCs. Combo chips traditionally deliver WLAN, Bluetooth, and FM connectivity, and recently a few more air interfaces have joined the fray. The main players in the smartphone combo chip market have been Broadcom with their BCM4325, BCM4329, and BCM4330 parts, TI with their WiLink series, and newcomer Qualcomm Atheros. At Broadcom's event this morning, the fabless semiconductor company announced two new members of its combo chip portfolio - BCM4334, and BCM43241. BCM4334 in a plastic package First is BCM4334 which is the follow-up part to BCM4330 that we've seen in a bunch of devices. BCM4334 changes from a 65nm...