Broadcom Delivers Next-Gen Processor

Broadcom is in the news again. But this time, the story has nothing to do with the company’s ongoing feud with Qualcomm.

On Tuesday, Broadcom unveiled a new multimedia processing chip capable of powering high-definition video, 3D graphics, and camera resolutions up to 12-megapixels – all without unduly taxing a cell phone’s on-board battery. The advance is expected boost next-generation multimedia performance for an entire class of upcoming cell phones.

Broadcom becomes the first company to provide a way for high-definition images to appear on cell phone displays, and the VideoCore III could also narrow the shrinking gap in quality between cell phone cameras and stand-alone cameras.