Broadcom Launches New Bluetooth Chipset

Broadcom has announced its next generation Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR single-chip solution which it says provides significant performance upgrades and enhanced features, including lower power consumption, smaller chip size and improved radio performance.

Developed in a 65 nanometer CMOS process, the new system-on-chip (SoC) solution targets mobile handset applications and includes the Broadcom SmartAudio sound and voice enhancement technology that was previously available only in wireless headset products.

The audio enhancement technologies in the BCM2070 include Broadcom's unique packet loss concealment (PLC) technology that reshapes audio streams, compensating for lost data packets and delivering clearer digital voice communications.

The single-chip BCM2070 Bluetooth baseband processor is sampling to early access customers.

Posted to the site on 3rd June 2008