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Broadcom BCM4329 chip brings cellphones Wi-Fi without power drain
SlashGear —
... Now cell phone WiFi access will get a lot more efficient, thanks to a new chip from Broadcom. The BCM4329 chip will be used in cellphones that have 802.11n WiFi in order to decrease the amount of power required to maintain that wireless connection. ...
Broadcom creates 3-in-1 chip with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM
Tech Ticker —
Citing the surge of combination chips for space-constraint devices and the need for low power consumption, Broadcom has come up with a combo chip that integrates Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth and a FM receiver as well as transmitter on a single silicon die.
Broadcom is the first company to add 802.11n in chips and they claim that it can provide a wireless throughput of up to 50Mbps. It also boasts other Wi-Fi features like Space Time Block Coding (STBC), Short Gual Interval (SGI), A-MPDU aggregation, Block Ack, Greenfield and RIFS. Since both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth share the same 2.4GHz band, the chip uses a co-existence algorithm and a ...
Next iPod touch, iPhone to support low-power 802.11n mode
AppleInsider —
... to BCM4329 . The component upgrade adds new support for 802.11n features, including the ability to find and join 5GHz networks. Existing iPhone and iPod touch models only support 5GHz 802.11a networks, or 2.4GHz 802.11b/g networks, forcing users who want the top speed of 802.11n (available on all MacBooks) but compatibility with 802.11b/g networks (to use the existing iPhone) to set up a 2.4GHz compatible network. That compromise forces the wireless network to deal with interference from other networks on the often crowded 2.4GHz band. Apple's latest generation of AirPort ...
iPhone 4G IV could support 802.11n
CrunchGear —
... (HA!) found resource files that point to drivers for the new chip is reserved for the next gen Touch and iPhone and should be able to offer higher quality of service. ...
WiFi ‘n’ & FM transmitter in next-gen iPhone
SlashGear —
... Broadcom’s BCM4329 chipset, bringing with it the potential of improved WiFi performance and radio functionality. The BCM4329 adds support for WiFi draft-n, together with power saving features and not just an FM receiver but a transmitter also. ...
Next-Gen iPod Touch to Gain "N" Wireless Radio
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... This news comes from detailed, painstaking and probably tiring study of the 3.0 iPhone firmware, revealing an iPod Touch resource file which shows a change from the current Broadcom BCM4325 wireless chip to the newer BCM4329. This chip also supports Bluetooth and FM radio, although expect this last to be disabled on Apple hardware. ...
Mais rumores: próxima geração do iPhone poderá ter transmissor FM embutido
MacMagazine —
Só nos últimos dias, surgiram três informações bem prováveis sobre o próximo iPhone: a incorporação de um chip Wi-Fi 802.11n de baixa potência, funcionalidade interna para edição de vídeos e agora fala-se também de um transmissor FM embutido — algo que o próprio chip BCM4329, da Broadcom, proporcionará.
O componente funciona tanto como transmissor quanto como receptor, permitindo que usuários transmitam áudio diretamente dos seus PMPs para sons de carros ou até mesmo home theaters sem a necessidade de cabos especiais — ou melhor, ...
New Buzz Builds Around Next-Gen iPhone, iPod Touch
Today @ PC World —
... last month, modern-day gumshoes have been poring through the code to find clues about future devices that could follow. While the virtual trail of bread crumbs is far from a firm road map, it does help feed our insatiable appetite for Apple info -- and today, we have some tasty new morsels to munch on. [image] New iPhone Rumor #1: The FM Transmitter Apple's next iPhone and iPod Touch may both include an updated chip called the Broadcom BCM4329 , the sharp eyes ...
New iPhone to Feature FM Transmission, N-Class Wi-Fi?
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... The Broadcom chip in question also supports FM transmission, which means some car dock manufacturers will likely see a cut into their business sometime soon. It’s a cool feature to have included, and will likely catch the eye of end users sooner than a faster specification Wi-Fi. ...
iPhone OS 3.0 Unleashed to Devs, Shared with World
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... speak for themselves, and there are a couple of videos after the jump for a more in-depth look. Anyone part of the Developer Program can get started with their own copy post-haste.
[via Macrumors, BGR, AppleInsider] ...
Next iPhone, iPod Touch To Feature FM Transmission and WIFI-N, Maybe
Ubergizmo —
... and BCM4329 support WIFI-N, BT 2.0 and FM radio (versus WIFI-A/B/G in current models). WiFi-N is at least twice as fast, when compared to the "G" flavor. The interesting bit comes from the power management. This particular setup can carry WIFI and Bluetooth information using the same signal path, which reduces the power requirements. At home, it will be a blast, but good luck to find a WiFi-N hotspot in the streets. ...
Cost to build Apple's new iPhone 3G S estimated at $179
AppleInsider —
... by AppleInsider back in April as the BCM4329 . This combo chip takes the place of two separate chips required to perform the same functions in the iPhone 3G -- a Marvell WLAN chip and a Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth integrated circuit -- signaling another industry trend by which device makers are moving to higher levels of integration and simultaneously reducing the footprint of their devices by sandwiching many functions into more compact multi-function chipsets. Also new to the iPhone 3G is an azimuth sensor from AKM Semiconductor, which was also ...
