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Broadcom Demonstrates First Android-Enabled Mobile Phone Platform Supporting High Definition Camcorder, Video Player and up to 12 Megapixel Digital Camera Applications

Posted on: Monday, 16 February 2009, 02:05 CST

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 2009 MWC -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it will demonstrate a complete mobile phone reference design platform based on the Android Open Source Project at this week's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. This design features exciting new multimedia applications for the Android platform enabling the next generation of media rich handsets with a 720p high- definition (HD) camcorder, a video player with HDMI output to HDTVs, and up to 12 megapixel digital still cameras with advanced face tracking, smile and blink detection. The Android-enabled mobile phone platform is an industry- first, providing MWC show participants with a preview of compelling new features enabled by Broadcom(R) technology.

Mobile phones are quickly evolving to include more advanced multimedia capabilities such as high definition video, mobile TV, personal navigation, high quality camcorder and digital camera features that rival standalone products. It is expected that the true mobile web experience in next generation smartphones will include rich multimedia capabilities, as well as the ability to play video on a cell phone regardless of source resolution. As a result, mobile phones will need to be able to support all popular multimedia formats so that content available on the web is accessible and playable on the handset.

"Coupling our proven silicon technologies with the Android platform enables next generation smartphones to take a significant leap forward in capabilities," said Mark Casey, Vice President & General Manager of Broadcom's Mobile Multimedia line of business. "Our VideoCore(R) III mobile multimedia architecture enables users to capture, play and upload high definition video, shoot high quality photos up to 12 megapixels, and play advanced 3D games, providing a fully immersive wireless web 2.0 experience."

Broadcom's Android-based design platform for mobile phones includes the Broadcom BCM2153 HEDGE (HSDPA + EDGE) 3G multimedia baseband processor, the BCM2727 mobile multimedia processor with VideoCore III architecture, the BCM4325 Bluetooth(R)/Wi-Fi(R)/FM receiver combo chip, the BCM4750 assisted global positioning systems (AGPS) receiver, the BCM2940 mobile TV receiver, and the BCM59035 power management unit. This reference design combination of single-chip solutions enables handset OEMs to develop mobile phones with the following features and capabilities:

-- Supports the Android platform -- Enables H.264 High Profile 720p 30fps HD camcorders -- Provides multi-format 720p 30fps high definition video playback -- Supports digital still cameras up to 12 megapixels -- Enables advanced camera effects such as red eye reduction, face tracking with smile and blink detection, and motion stabilization -- Capable of 3D game quality graphics that exceeds today's handheld game platforms -- Enables HDMI output for video playback or gaming on HDTVs -- Supports 3G HSDPA cellular communications -- Supports 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with enhanced data rate (EDR) capabilities, and FM receive -- Provides assisted-GPS location-enabled capabilities -- Supports DVB-H/DVB-T standards for mobile TV reception -- Provides extended battery life that enables multiple hours of viewing, recording, gaming and talking

About the Android Platform

Developed by the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), Android is the first free and open mobile platform that includes everything a manufacturer or operator needs to build a mobile phone, including a platform, middleware and key mobile applications. Developers can take advantage of its comprehensive software stack to develop innovative applications and compelling services. By contributing to the Android platform, members of the OHA can make it easier for developers to distribute and commercialize their applications.

About Broadcom

Broadcom Corporation is a major technology innovator and global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. We provide the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything(R).

Broadcom is one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies, with 2008 revenue of $4.66 billion, and holds over 3,100 U.S. and over 1,400 foreign patents, more than 7,600 additional pending patent applications, and one of the broadest intellectual property portfolios addressing both wired and wireless transmission of voice, video, data and multimedia.

Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at +1.949.926.5000 or at http://www.broadcom.com.

Cautions regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

All statements included or incorporated by reference in this release, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward- looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry and business, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. Examples of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the demand for Android-enabled mobile phone products, our position in that market, and the timing of volume production for Android reference design platforms. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.

Important factors that may cause such a difference for Broadcom in connection with Broadcom's Android-based design platform for mobile phones, but are not limited to

-- trends in the mobile multimedia processing markets in various geographic regions, including seasonality in sales of consumer products into which our products are incorporated, and possible disruption in commercial activities related to terrorist activity or armed conflict in the United States and other locations; -- the rate at which our present and future customers and end-users adopt Broadcom's technologies and products in the markets for multimedia applications; -- changes in our product or customer mix; -- the volume of our product sales and pricing concessions on volume sales; -- our ability to timely and accurately predict market requirements and evolving industry standards and to identify opportunities in new markets; and -- competitive pressures and other factors such as the qualification, availability and pricing of competing products and technologies and the resulting effects on sales and pricing of our products.

Additional factors that may cause Broadcom's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the list that can be found at http://www.broadcom.com/press/additional_risk_factors/Q12009.php.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss the foregoing risks as well as other important risk factors that could contribute to such differences or otherwise affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. The forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of this date. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.

Broadcom(R), the pulse logo, Connecting everything(R), the Connecting everything logo and VideoCore(R) are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Bluetooth(R) is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Wi-Fi(R) is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

Broadcom Trade Press Contact Henry Rael Public Relations Manager 949-926-5734 hrael@broadcom.com Broadcom Investor Relations Contact T. Peter Andrew Vice President, Corporate Communications 949-926-5663 andrewtp@broadcom.com

SOURCE Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Mobile & Wireless

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