NFC World » Broadcom http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Wed, 23 May 2012 19:10:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Broadcom unveils NFC technology for sub-$100 smartphones http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312344/broadcom-unveils-nfc-technology-for-sub-100-dollar-smartphones/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312344/broadcom-unveils-nfc-technology-for-sub-100-dollar-smartphones/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:38:26 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12344 The BCM21552G is a single chip that incorporates a modem and application processor as well as support for NFC and is designed for smartphones retailing at under US$100.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312344/broadcom-unveils-nfc-technology-for-sub-100-dollar-smartphones/feed/ 0 Broadcom announces Smart TV with NFC solution http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312331/broadcom-announces-smart-tv-with-nfc-solution/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312331/broadcom-announces-smart-tv-with-nfc-solution/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:44:43 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12331 Chip maker Broadcom is showcasing a new system-on-a-chip technology at the CES in Las Vegas that can be used to turn any of today's nearly two billion digital TVs into smart TVs that can access the...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312331/broadcom-announces-smart-tv-with-nfc-solution/feed/ 0 NFC Forum picks Broadcom for device certification testing http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/26/310912/nfc-forum-picks-broadcom-for-device-certification-testing/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/26/310912/nfc-forum-picks-broadcom-for-device-certification-testing/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:03:58 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10912 The NFC Forum has chosen to use Broadcom's recently announced BCM2079x NFC controller chips to validate its NFC device certification test suite. The NFC Forum Certification Program, introduced in December 2010, provides device manufacturers with...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/26/310912/nfc-forum-picks-broadcom-for-device-certification-testing/feed/ 0 ABI: Four in ten NFC phones to have multiple secure elements http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/24/310842/abi-forecasts-four-in-ten-nfc-phones-to-have-multiple-secure-elements/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/24/310842/abi-forecasts-four-in-ten-nfc-phones-to-have-multiple-secure-elements/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:51:54 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10842 Of the 552m NFC handsets set to ship in 2016, 227m will feature more than one secure element, according to a new forecast from ABI Research, pushing the value of the NFC chip market that year to more than US$1bn.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/24/310842/abi-forecasts-four-in-ten-nfc-phones-to-have-multiple-secure-elements/feed/ 0 New Broadcom chips signal next stage of the mobile wallet wars http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/27/310203/new-broadcom-chips-signal-next-stage-of-the-mobile-wallet-wars/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/27/310203/new-broadcom-chips-signal-next-stage-of-the-mobile-wallet-wars/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:56:20 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10203 The company's new NFC controller chips allow multiple secure elements to be active on a single phone at the same time, making it possible for consumers to use both a mobile wallet supplied by a mobile network operator and a mobile wallet supplied by a bank, handset maker or operating system supplier.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/27/310203/new-broadcom-chips-signal-next-stage-of-the-mobile-wallet-wars/feed/ 0 Broadcom announces NFC security chip for PCs and tablets http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/02/37795/broadcom-announces-nfc-security-chip-for-pcs-and-tablets/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/02/37795/broadcom-announces-nfc-security-chip-for-pcs-and-tablets/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:33:55 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7795 The chip maker has announced a secure application processor for PCs and tablets which includes an NFC interface and is designed to handle keys and credentials.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/02/37795/broadcom-announces-nfc-security-chip-for-pcs-and-tablets/feed/ 0 Broadcom: ‘We expect 10% to 15% of phones to have NFC within twelve months’ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/30/37753/broadcom-10-to-15-percent-of-phones-to-have-nfc-within-twelve-months/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/30/37753/broadcom-10-to-15-percent-of-phones-to-have-nfc-within-twelve-months/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 17:05:17 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7753 Chipmaker Broadcom says it expects to see NFC built into between 10% and 15% of all phones within the next year, with the rate higher for smartphones, PCWorld reports. At a press briefing in San Francisco last...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/30/37753/broadcom-10-to-15-percent-of-phones-to-have-nfc-within-twelve-months/feed/ 0 NXP denies takeover talks — but reveals price it could accept http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/12/36966/nxp-denies-takeover-talks-but-reveals-price-it-could-accept/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/12/36966/nxp-denies-takeover-talks-but-reveals-price-it-could-accept/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:42:55 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6966 Chip maker NXP is not in takeover talks, its chief executive has said, although he would consider an offer like the one Texas Instruments made for National Semiconductor, Reuters reports. NXP, which along with Sony has been at the...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/12/36966/nxp-denies-takeover-talks-but-reveals-price-it-could-accept/feed/ 0 Broadcom launches embedded NFC tags for consumer electronics devices http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/14/35442/broadcom-launches-embedded-nfc-tags-for-consumer-electronics-devices/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/14/35442/broadcom-launches-embedded-nfc-tags-for-consumer-electronics-devices/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:06:14 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5442 Broadcom has launched a new NFC type 1 tag solution, the BCM20203, that is designed to be embedded within a wide range of consumer electronics devices. "With the stabilization of global standards, NFC is now...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/14/35442/broadcom-launches-embedded-nfc-tags-for-consumer-electronics-devices/feed/ 0 Broadcom sets out its plans for NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/09/02/34384/broadcom-sets-out-its-plans-for-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/09/02/34384/broadcom-sets-out-its-plans-for-nfc/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:12:28 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4384 Three months after it announced plans to buy NFC specialist Innovision for US$47.5m, the deal has completed and Broadcom VP Craig Ochikubo has spoken to NFC World about the company's ambitions for Innovision and for the NFC market as a whole.

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