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Sarah Murry

Sarah Murry is a Web editor at Broadcom. She crosses the "t's" and dots the "i's" for Broadcom.com and the Broadcom Connected Blog. She earned her reporter chops covering technology, business and trade, with a bit of the luxe life on the side. She’s written for the Orange County Business Journal, Bloomberg News, The Los Angeles Times, Newport Beach Magazine and Coast. She holds degrees in Journalism and International Relations.

OMG! It’s RDJ! Star-Struck Broadcom MASTERS Hit Hollywood

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: May. 10, 2013

The 12 finalists of Marvel’s Iron Man 3: Inventor and Innovator Fair — all of them past participants in the Broadcom MASTERS® science fair competition – recently got some face time with the star behind the “Iron Man” mask.

The finalists looked “amazed” and “shocked” when Robert Downey Jr., the actor who plays billionaire inventor and all-around superhero Tony Stark in the wildly successful “Iron Man” franchise, appeared onstage with them during a special awards ceremony.

“I am very pleased …

Fortune 500: Broadcom Continues to Climb

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: May. 06, 2013

The 2013 Fortune 500 list of U.S. companies was released this week, with Broadcom moving up 17 notches on the list to No. 327, up from No. 344 in 2012. It’s the fifth year that Broadcom has been on the list, steadily growing in ranking and revenue since its initial listing at No. 495 in 2009.

The list, which has been published since 1955, ranks U.S. companies by fiscal year revenue, but also looks at profits, headcount and other …

“Iron Man 3” Contest Finalists Get Hands-On with the Technologies that Connect everything®

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: May. 03, 2013

The dozen or so middle school students who spent a morning in the Demo Center at Broadcom’s headquarters this week were like kids in a high-tech candy store. The students, nominees of the Broadcom MASTERS®  science fair competition and finalists of Marvel’s Iron Man 3: Inventor and Innovator Fair, spent the day exploring some of the most coveted tech gadgets that contain Broadcom chips, such as the Nintendo Wii U, the Raspberry Pi and much more.…

Broadcom “Leans In,” Highlights Women in Leadership

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: Apr. 25, 2013

This is what “leaning in” looks like at Broadcom: An event of more than 150 people listen as an elite panel address the incredible dearth of women in engineering and in leadership positions across the country.

These women — some managers, some mothers, some inventors, all engineers — collectively hold nearly a dozen advanced degrees and more than 100 patents. Many have done foundational work in the communications technologies that are used by millions of people around the world each day, such …

Ethernet in Cars Lowers Cost of Life-Saving Backup Camera Tech

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: Apr. 23, 2013

The rear camera is the latest automotive safety feature to pick up some interest — from parents and carmakers to news outlets and lawmakers.

The cameras are being positioned as a feature that will save the lives of small children. And a government mandate that was supposed to make these cameras standard has been tied up in political gridlock, which has news outlets from the Los Angeles Times to USA Today to CNN turning to parents who tell the stories …

Spotlight on Broadcom as Analysts, Media Track Tech Battles

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: Apr. 05, 2013

Competitive businesses know that in order to outperform others in the industries, they must be able to produce and sell products that are faster, better and, ideally, cheaper than the competition. How companies actually go about finding that secret sauce for success is what differentiates the leaders from the followers.

For a company like Broadcom, big investment in research and development and a commitment to hiring the brightest and most innovative engineers, is part of a strategy that’s not only …

From CCBN: Set-Top Box Tech Tailored For China’s Growing Cable Market

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: Mar. 21, 2013

BEIJING — From the floor of the China Content Broadcasting Network show this week, one trend is clear: Growth is on the horizon for the cable television landscape in China.

Today’s cable industry in China is expanding at full tilt for a number of reasons. First, a change in administration is expected to bring a boost to the economy and increase capital spending on infrastructure. Second, a sweeping Next-Generation Broadband initiative and a nationwide transition from analog to digital broadcast …

Ultra HD Heads to the Living Room with Broadcom’s Video Technology

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: Mar. 20, 2013

The arrival of Ultra HD (Ultra High Definition) television, which took center stage at January’s Consumer Electronics Show, is poised to be the next big thing in home entertainment. With display resolutions of about 4,000 x 2,000 pixels on screens that reach some 84 inches, the larger-than-life viewing experience is one that consumers are already excited about.

But before people can start enjoying all that those screens have to offer, the video content distributors — the IPTV, cable and satellite …

Report: Broadcom Ranked No. 1 in Wireless; Integration Seen as Key

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: Mar. 11, 2013

Thanks to Broadcom, in part, wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi have become household names.

The company was recently given a nod for its market leadership in each of those well-known wireless technologies by London’s ABI research.

Broadcom ranked No. 1 in three Competitive Assessments conducted by the researcher, namely wireless connectivity, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi integrated circuits (ICs).

From the ABI release:

“Broadcom is the market leader for wireless connectivity ICs, with by far the largest

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Report: China, India Big Drivers for Smartphone Growth

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: Mar. 06, 2013

Earlier this week, market researcher IDC came out with a headline-grabbing statistic:  Mobile phone sales scales will tip in favor of smartphones, which are expected to out-ship feature phones for the first time ever later this year.

At Broadcom, this moment is something we’ve predicted — and anticipated — for nearly a decade.

IDC forecasts vendors shipping some 919 million smartphones in 2013, just over the halfway mark of the global total mobile phone shipments for the year.

Perhaps …

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