ORLANDO, Fla., March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CableLabs
Conference -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a
global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and
wireless communications, today announced two new Ultra High
Definition (Ultra HD) system-on-chip (SoC) devices that integrate
the advanced Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) 2.0 standard for
cable home networking. Broadcom's new Ultra HD chips are the latest
offerings in the company's portfolio of more than 40 MoCA-enabled
SoCs and mark a milestone for shipping more than 100 million
devices with this technology. Visit www.broadcom.com to learn
more.
The BCM7448S and BCM7449S chips for connected home gateways and
IP clients support multiple Ultra HD video compression standards
for operators and manufacturers to cost-effectively deliver the
widest variety of 4K content to home subscribers. With integrated
MoCA 2.0, the BCM7448S and BCM7449S are hardware and software
compatible for upgrade with Broadcom's widely deployed BCM74XX
series Ultra HD chips.
"Since Broadcom first delivered MoCA integration in its set-top
box portfolio in 2009, we have worked tirelessly to provide
operators and manufacturers with the most advanced and
cost-effective solutions featuring the latest connectivity
technology," said John H. Gleiter,
Broadcom Vice President of Marketing, Broadband & Connectivity
Group. "Our latest generation of home gateway and IP client chips
with integrated MoCA 2.0 and multi-standard video compression now
allow carriers to further enhance their value and deploy the
highest-quality Ultra HD services to subscribers."
The BCM7448S and BCM7449S include support for two of the most
advanced video compression standards, including the High Efficiency
Video Codec (HEVC) standard and Google VP9 technology. Both
standards reduce the delivered bitrate for comparable video quality
by approximately 50 percent1. Advanced compression
standards also provide video service providers with set-top boxes
capable of decoding and displaying Ultra HD, whether from
traditional carriers or Google's YouTube channel, to subscribers'
primary TVs. The chips also deliver industry-leading display
resolution speeds of 60 frames per second (4Kp60), which provides a
smoother and more realistic on-screen experience.
Key Features of the BCM7448S and BCM7449S
- Separate IP client and hybrid video gateway solutions
- Robust and cost-efficient integrated MoCA 2.0 coax IP
interface
- Highly efficient Ultra HD HEVC and VP9 p60 decoding
- Higher performance dual core ARMv7 32-Bit CPUs
- Mobile applications compatible OpenGL ES 3.1 3D GPU
- Latest advanced content security technology including
watermarking and DCAS cardless security
- Increased memory performance efficiency
Resources
1 As compared to MPEG 4.
Availability
Broadcom's BCM7448S and BCM7449S are
currently sampling.
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About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is
a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired
and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver
voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office
and mobile environments. With one of the industry's broadest
portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip solutions, Broadcom
is changing the world by Connecting everything®. For more
information, go to www.broadcom.com.
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408-922-7877
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