65nm "STB-on-a-chip" runs Linux
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| Broadcom is sampling a highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) for cable,
| satellite, and IP set-top boxes (STBs). Built on outsourced 65nm process
| technology, the BCM7405 "STB-on-a-chip" is based on a 400MHz MIPS32/16e
| processor core, runs Linux, and supports numerous video compression standards
| as well as networked personal video recorder (PVR) functionality.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2059877832.html
Related:
Broadcom to Bring ARM Cortex-A8 to Powerful Videocore Mobile Multimedia
Product Line
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| In addition to its robust processing power, the Cortex-A8 processor is
| fully supported by the ARM RealView(R) Development Suite enabling OEMs
| to deliver rich content to Linux-based devices that fully exploit
| the high-performance Cortex-A8 processor with significantly reduced
| memory footprint. The ability to seamlessly build Linux application
| libraries with the compilation tools in the RealView Development
| Suite enables developers to maximize the performance of key elements
| of their code base, ultimately providing end customers with highly
| responsive Linux devices that have an exceptionally long battery life.
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http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=198693
Broadcom Demonstrates Linux OS Support on Its CellAirity Platform for Low
Cost Smartphone Handsets
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| Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired
| and wireless communications, today announced that it will
| demonstrate the flexibility of its cellular platform with a
| new reference design that can run powerful applications on the Linux
| operating system.
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http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2007-02/artikel-7748243.asp
Broadcom samples one-chip HSDPA smartphone silicon
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| At 3GSM this week, Broadcom unveiled a smartphone SoC (system-on-chip)
| that integrates an HSPDA baseband modem with application, audio,
| and multimedia processors on a single monolithic chip.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3387753378.html
Broadcom Offers Linux BSP for Wi-Fi Phone Chipset
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| Broadcom has said that the Broadcom Wi-Fi phone chipset has been
| selected by Samsung for its new line of consumer and small business
| Wi-Fi phones.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/Mobile/Broadcom_Offers_Linux_BSP_for_WiFi_Phone_Chipset
Broadcom app processor targets Linux phones
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| The company offers a variety of Linux-based software and middleware for
| the chip... The BCM2820 is now sampling to early access customers, along
| with a development kit that includes a Linux BSP, a suite of multimedia
| codecs, and application software.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7357900819.html
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