Sarah Murry

Web Editor at Broadcom who earned her cub 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, Coast Magazine and other news, regional and lifestyle publications.

Broadcom’s Dr. Nambirajan Seshadri Named Member of the National Academy of Engineering

By: Sarah Murry Posted: Feb. 10, 2012

Dr. Nambirajan Seshadri, senior vice president and general manager, Mobile Wireless Group, and chief technology officer, mobile platforms and wireless connectivity, was recently elected as a new member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), an honor considered among the highest of professional engineering distinctions.

NAE members are nominated and elected by their peers. Membership is awarded based on important and significant contributions to engineering theory and practice, as well as unusual accomplishments in the pioneering of new fields …

Broadcom’s Brad Davis Named Test Engineer of the Year

By: Sarah Murry Posted: Feb. 03, 2012

Broadcom’s Brad Davis, manager of radio frequency and wireless engineering in the Mobile and Wireless Group, was named Test Engineer of the Year by Test and Measurement World magazine.

Davis is recognized for his innovative testing methods and engineering achievements for his work on Broadcom’s flagship BCM4330 combo chip, which combines multiple cutting-edge wireless systems (802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and FM radio) on a single silicon die.

Along with his team, Davis pioneered new techniques and tools that …

Broadcom HR Exec Terri Timberman Named Among “Most Influential Women of California”

By: Sarah Murry Posted: Feb. 01, 2012

Top leaders from the likes of eBay Inc., Gap Inc., TiVo Inc. and Google Inc. will gather February 2-3 at the University of California, Berkeley, for the Annual California Diversity & Leadership Conference.

Alongside women executives from other industry-leading tech companies, including Hewlett-Packard Co., McAfee Inc., Ingram Micro Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc., Broadcom Executive Vice President of Human Resources Terri Timberman is being named one of the “Most Powerful and Influential Women of California” by the California Diversity Council…

A Match Made in (Entertainment) Heaven: Broadcom + DLNA

By: Sarah Murry Posted: Jan. 24, 2012

The Digital Living Network Alliance® (DLNA) shares the same vision as Broadcom: to enable a truly connected home.

Both envision a time when there’s a widely-adopted, interoperable network of consumer devices that enable a seamless environment for sharing and growing new digital media and content services.

A leader in driving key standards and transcoding integration to meet industry and consumer demand for TV, Internet, and video everywhere, Broadcom supports DLNA® Premium Video together with MoCA, HomePlug and Wi-Fi on …

Broadcom Engineer Sophie Wilson Named Computer History Museum 2012 Fellow

By: Sarah Murry Posted: Jan. 19, 2012

Each year, a “who’s who” of the technology world assembles in Silicon Valley at The Computer History Museum to honor industry leaders who have forever changed the world with their accomplishments.

The Mountain View, Calif.-based museum’s annual Fellows award, which has grown to 54 distinguished members, recognizes each honoree’s role in the advancement of computing history and the impact of their contributions.

Sophie Wilson, who is a Director of IC Design in Broadcom’s Cambridge, U.K. office, has been named …

The Power of Connections [Video]

By: Sarah Murry Posted: Jan. 11, 2012

We live in an ever-changing, connected world, and the proliferation of consumer electronics is at the heart of it all.

In 2012, there will be more devices than people on Earth.

Today, Broadcom is driving more innovation and powering more connected devices than ever before. Every day, 99.98 percent of the world’s data touches a Broadcom chip.

Explore the power of connections and learn amazing facts about the growth of our markets and how Broadcom innovations are changing the world.…

Update: Bluetooth Takes Control [Video]

By: Sarah Murry Posted: Jan. 11, 2012

Bluetooth technology is moving beyond mobile phones and into your living room.

A standard feature enabling wireless hands-free communications in mobile phones, Bluetooth is now a household name for its convenience and user-friendliness.

Take a tour of what Bluetooth can do to enhance home entertainment:

Bluetooth is a key component in wireless game console controllers.
Bluetooth’s footprint is now expanding as top TV makers integrate it directly into televisions, 3D glasses, set-top boxes and Blu-Ray players.
Bluetooth can enable a

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Winning Connectivity: Broadcom Honored with 2012 CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award

By: Sarah Murry Posted: Jan. 09, 2012

Without the ability to connect to data networks and other devices, the smartphone would be a lot less smart.

Broadcom helps make smartphones smarter by combining key wireless connectivity technologies together into “combo chips” that integrate them on a single piece of silicon. Combo chips help smartphone manufacturers slim down their designs and make sleeker phones.

Broadcom’s InConcert® BCM4330 wireless connectivity solution, with its Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM radio components, has been recognized with a CES Innovations Award – an …

Broadcom Co-Founder, CTO Henry Samueli to Give ICCE Keynote Jan. 13th

By: Sarah Murry Posted: Jan. 08, 2012

On the heels of accepting the Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award from The Global Semiconductor Alliance last month, Broadcom co-founder and Chief Technical Officer Dr. Henry Samueli is set to deliver the opening keynote at the ICCE just as the world’s largest Consumer Electronics Show (CES) begins to wind down.

At the International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), Samueli will share how semiconductor technology enables the connected universe and the entire electronics value chain. He’s set to illustrate …

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Broadcom Enables TV, Video and Internet Anywhere, on Any Screen

By: Sarah Murry Posted: Jan. 06, 2012

You’ve waited a long time for your team to make it to the Big Game and now it’s your turn to host a Super Bowl party like no other. In the old days, this scene would entail your family and friends enacting an amateur version of a pre-game huddle in the living room around the one big screen TV in the house.

Nowadays you most likely have multiple screens under one roof. You might have a PC and monitor, a …

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