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HighPoint Technologies has updated their NVMe switch and RAID solutions with PCIe 5.0, and supporting up to eight NVMe drives. The new HighPoint Rocket 1600 (switch add-in card) and 7600 series (RAID adapters) are the successors to the SSD SSD7500 series adapter cards introduced in 2020. Similar to its predecessors, the new Rocket series cards are also based on a Broadcom PCIe switch (PEX 89048). The Rocket 7600 series runs the RAID stack on the integrated ARM processor (dual-core Cortex A15) The PEX 89048 supports up to 48 PCIe 5.0 lanes, out of which 16 are dedicated to the host connection in the Rocket adapters. The use of a true PCIe switch means that the product doesn't rely on PCIe lane bifurcation support in the...
Roku 3 Media Streamer Launches for $99
We have reviewed the Roku devices before, and the last major hardware refresh (if you discount the MHL-equipped streaming stick) was the Roku 2 XS which we evaluated in...
33 by Ganesh T S on 3/6/2013
A Look at Broadcom's BCM21892 LTE Baseband at MWC
Yesterday we stopped by Broadcom to look at their newly announced BCM21892 LTE baseband, which we saw teased previously at CES doing a VoLTE call. If you're not famliar...
8 by Brian Klug on 2/27/2013
Broadcom Announces BCM21892 - Their First 4G LTE-Advanced Baseband
It was teased at this year's CES demonstrating VoLTE calls, we saw it working in a reference design, and today, Broadcom is finally ready to make their first LTE-enabled...
17 by Brian Klug on 2/12/2013
Hands On with Samsung Galaxy S 2 Plus - Contains BCM28155 SoC
Earlier in the week Samsung announced the Galaxy S 2 Plus, a rather strange late-cycle update to the SGS2. The device is pretty much what you'd expect, and contains...
10 by Brian Klug on 1/11/2013
Broadcom Teases its first LTE-enabled Baseband with VoLTE Demo
I dropped by Broadcom during CES, and while we've already covered most of what they had to show off, one of the things which immediately caught my eye was...
2 by Brian Klug on 1/11/2013
Broadcom Unveils 4Kp60-capable BCM7445 SoC for Home Gateways (STBs)
The unveiling of the BCM7445 is undoubtedly the most exciting news to come out of the Broadcom camp for CES 2013. It is the fourth generation STB (set-top-box) SoC...
14 by Ganesh T S on 1/8/2013
Netgear Selects Broadcom HPAV Solution for Powerline Products
HomePlug and G.hn are tussling it out to emerge as the de-facto powerline standard, but HomePlug has enjoyed a lot of success as the incumbent. In the North American...
4 by Ganesh T S on 1/7/2013
Broadcom's pre-CES Sneak Peek: BCM 43341 NFC Combo Chip and More..
We were at Broadcom's press event in San Francisco on Tuesday, where they outlined their vision for the trends in the next few years. Covered aspects included location technologies...
8 by Ganesh T S on 12/13/2012
Android 4.2 Hits AOSP, Broadcom Replaces NXP with NCI Stack for NFC
Yesterday source code for Android 4.2 was pushed to AOSP (Android Open Source Project), paving the way for other developers to begin building their own Android images and looking...
13 by Brian Klug on 11/14/2012Broadcom Announces 802.11ac Combo Chip, BCM4335
Back at the Netgear 802.11ac event where we got to see some of the first 802.11ac enabled R6300 and R6200 routers, Broadcom told me that the announcement of an...
7 by Brian Klug on 7/24/2012
Broadcom Announces BCM4708x and BCM5301x SoCs for 802.11ac routers
We've been talking about 802.11ac a lot lately, and today Broadcom is announcing a new family of SoCs with greater integration and performance specifically tailored to 802.11ac SMB and...
5 by Brian Klug on 6/5/2012
Netgear Announces 2-stream 802.11ac R6200 router and A6200 USB 2.0 adapter
We're at Broadcom and Netgear's joint press event today, where both are announcing the commercial availability of the R6300 three spatial stream 802.11ac router which was announced at CES...
16 by Brian Klug & Ganesh T S on 5/15/2012
Broadcom Announces New Combo Chips - BCM4334, BCM43241, Shows 802.11ac Once More
We've been covering the combo chip space for a while now, which is hugely important for both smartphones, tablets, and other form factors usually driven by ARM SoCs. Combo...
5 by Brian Klug on 2/28/2012
802.11ac RF Hands-On with Buffalo AirStation WZR-1750H
We just stopped by Buffalo's booth at CES 2012, who were kind enough to let us use a WiSpy DBx from Metageek we're working on reviewing to look at...
16 by Brian Klug on 1/11/2012
Roku Streaming Stick Brings Smarts To MHL Equipped TVs
Smart TVs will be a big deal this year. If you sunk your money on one of last year's 3D sets, you probably don't want to do it again...
3 by Jason Inofuentes on 1/5/2012
Broadcom Announces Family of 802.11ac Chipsets & 5G WiFi Brand
If you've read our 802.11ac primer you already know that the fifth generation of WiFi is something to be excited about. At 433Mbps of bandwidth per stream with expected...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/5/2012
Cisco Updates E4200; V2 Brings USB, Range Improvements
When we took a look at Bigfoot's Killer Wireless NIC we had an opportunity to play with Cisco's E4200, a top of the line wireless router with 3x3 spatial...
12 by Jason Inofuentes on 12/14/2011
Broadcom Announces its first NFC Solution - BCM2079x
Near Field Communication (NFC) is quickly shaping up to be a must-have feature in this next generation of smartphones. We talked about it briefly in the context of the...
2 by Brian Klug on 9/26/2011
Westinghouse Brings LED & Netflix Enabled TVs to Budget Conscious Consumers
At CES 2011, Westinghouse introduced flat screen TVs ranging from 26" to 60" in size. All the models are targeted towards the budget conscious customer, implying probably lowest cost...
10 by Ganesh T S on 1/12/2011
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