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CTO Henry Samueli Kicks Off IEEE Conference

 By: Aaron Schmidt Posted: Dec. 04, 2012

“The Happiest Place on Earth” was a lightening rod for some of the world’s most celebrated engineering minds this week.

While Disneyland may seem an odd choice for a gathering of nearly 3,000 electrical engineers, Broadcom cofounder, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer Henry Samueli had no problem convincing the elite group of the real “magic” in the amazing advances in communications technology over the past two decades.

His keynote speech on Tuesday, which opened the Institute of Electrical and Electronics …

What’s Powering Next-Gen Auto Technology?

 By: Ellen Healy Posted: Jul. 23, 2012

When today’s drivers think about in-car technology, it tends to be about GPS, satellite radio and back-seat video screens for the kids. The cables, wires and antennas that power these technologies are rarely top of mind.

Companies like Broadcom are focused on the underlying technologies that improve the driver experience so that the technology just works – easing the minds of car owners and manufacturers alike. Broadcom has been working on such as advancements as under-the-hood Ethernet cabling, which not …

IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine: Broadcom’s Stephen Palm on the future of the connected home

 By: Dana Brzozkiewicz Posted: Jul. 05, 2012

Connectivity starts at home.

From the first TV set-top box chips to the creation of the DOCSIS cable architecture standard,  Broadcom has shaped the connected home over its 21-year history.

But what will the future of home connectivity look like?

Stephen Palm, Broadcom Senior Technical Director, Broadband Communications Group, looks back at more than two decades of home networking and considers how the next generation of technologies need to evolve in this article featured in the June issue of IEEE …

5G WiFi: Introducing a Wi-Fi Powerful Enough to Handle Next-Gen Devices and Demands

 By: Vijay Nagarajan Posted: May. 14, 2012

How many of us remember a time before electricity? Or the telephone? Or cable TV?

How about Wi-Fi? Like many other technology breakthroughs, Wi-Fi is well on its way to becoming as mainstream as the electrical outlet. And just like the outlet changed through the years to become safer and more energy efficient, Wi-Fi is turning a corner into a next-generation version that’s faster, more reliable and better equipped to handle not only today’s demands but the wave of future …

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