Broadcom Ships Single-Chip Wi-Fi Solution

Broadcom began shipping a single-chip, all CMOS Wi-Fi solution designed for pocketsize electronic devices, including PDAs, cell phones, digital cameras, MP3 players and other portable devices. The new chip, which is described as the “size of a postage stamp” integrates a 2.4 GHz radio, power amplifier, IEEE 802.11b baseband processor, medium access controller (MAC), Tx/Rx and diversity switches and all other radio components onto a single silicon die. The power management of its new chip consumes an average of 70-97% less power than existing solutions. Broadcom said a new “SuperStandby” feature wakes the minimum amount of circuitry for the shortest possible period of time, allowing the one-chip module to consume up to 97% less power than the Intel Centrino wireless LAN solution in standby mode.
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