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Broadcom's Bluetooth(R) Technology Enables Advanced Multimedia Features in New TCL Communications Multimedia HandsetBARCELONA, Spain, 3GSM World Congress, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its industry-leading Bluetooth(R) silicon and software technology have been selected by TCL Communications to enable advanced wireless multimedia features, such as music streaming, in a number of new phones. TCL Communications, a leading telephone manufacturer in China, selected Broadcom's single-chip BCM2045 Bluetooth transceiver with enhanced data rate (EDR) technology and Broadcom(R) Bluetooth Embedded (BTE) mobile software, for its recently announced multimedia handset, which is being made available as the Alcatel OT-C825. Multimedia features, such as digital music and graphics imaging, are rapidly becoming standard functions in mobile phone handsets. The ability to wirelessly enable these features for end-users is making Bluetooth a key component in these products, securing its position as the premier short range wireless technology in the mobile industry. While Bluetooth in mobile handsets primarily connects mono headsets for wireless hands-free connectivity, the improved bandwidth made possible by EDR functionality, coupled with new software profiles that enable high quality audio streaming, is moving Bluetooth technology to the center of the mobile multimedia user experience. "The new Alcatel OT-C825 multimedia handset from TCL Communications exemplifies the industry's trend towards affordable multimedia phones that provide cutting-edge features and sophisticated Bluetooth functionality for consumers to enjoy in new and exciting ways," said Scott Bibaud, Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom's Bluetooth line of business. "Our single-chip silicon and Bluetooth software provide the richest multimedia capabilities in the industry, including the ability to stream high quality audio to wireless stereo headsets. We are very pleased with our role in making these compelling handsets a reality." "TCL strives to provide the most advanced digital audio and video experience available in mobile handsets, with Bluetooth playing a key role in enhancing the functionality we've built into our phones," said Dr. Fei Liu, CEO of TCL Communications. "With Broadcom's Bluetooth technology, we can provide the level of sound quality that ensures the user experience our customers have grown to expect from our multimedia products." BCM2045 Product Information The Broadcom BCM2045 with EDR technology is the industry's most popular single-chip Bluetooth device for mobile handsets. Mobile phones, notebook and desktop computers, PDAs and wireless peripherals equipped with the BCM2045 transceiver provide superior wireless multimedia capabilities, such as streaming audio and video. The BCM2045 is compliant with Version 2.0 of the Bluetooth specification, upgradeable to Version 2.1 of the standard, and delivers the most exciting features while dramatically cutting power dissipation compared to other solutions. It also reduces board space requirements and cost by integrating on-chip components that other Bluetooth transceivers require externally. Broadcom's BCM2045 silicon and its Bluetooth software provide the most powerful Bluetooth solution in the industry, with an unmatched combination of performance, power, speed, features, radio sensitivity, board space, and field proven profiles and stack software. TCL's Alcatel OT-C825 Product Information The Alcatel OT-C825 is a rich multimedia slider phone with an elegant design and user-friendly media management. Coated in leather-effect painting, it offers an impressive vintage feel. Offering 2.0" TFT 262k color LCD, the OT-C825 is the best companion for enjoying full-screen video playback on-the-go. Meanwhile, the music player comes with fancy changeable skins and lyrics display. Moreover, with support of the Bluetooth A2DP profile, you can have a truly wireless stereo music experience. About Broadcom Broadcom Corporation is a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Our products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. Broadcom provides 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, one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies with unaudited annual 2006 revenue of $3.67 billion, 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/. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: 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. 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Important factors that may cause such a difference for Broadcom in connection with the BCM2045 Bluetooth transceiver products include, but are not limited to, general economic and political conditions and specific conditions in the markets we address, including the volatility in the technology sector and semiconductor industry, trends in the broadband communications 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 mobile computing applications; delays in the adoption and acceptance of industry standards in those markets; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders and our ability, as well as the ability of our customers, to manage inventory; the gain or loss of a key customer, design win or order; our ability to scale our operations in response to changes in demand for our existing products and services or demand for new products requested by our customers; intellectual property disputes and customer indemnification claims and other types of litigation risk; problems or delays that we may face in shifting our products to smaller geometry process technologies and in achieving higher levels of design integration; our ability to specify, develop or acquire, complete, introduce, market and transition to volume production new products and technologies in a cost-effective and timely manner; our ability to retain, recruit and hire key executives, technical personnel and other employees in the positions and numbers, with the experience and capabilities, and at the compensation levels needed to implement our business and product plans; 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; the timing of customer-industry qualification and certification of our products and the risks of non-qualification or non-certification; our ability to timely and accurately predict market requirements and evolving industry standards and to identify opportunities in new markets; changes in our product or customer mix; the volume of our product sales and pricing concessions on volume sales; the availability and pricing of third party semiconductor foundry, assembly and test capacity and raw materials; fluctuations in the manufacturing yields of our third party semiconductor foundries and other problems or delays in the fabrication, assembly, testing or delivery of our products; the risks of producing products with new suppliers and at new fabrication and assembly facilities; the quality of our products and any remediation costs; the effectiveness of our expense and product cost control and reduction efforts; the risks and uncertainties associated with our international operations, particularly in light of recent events; the effects of natural disasters, public health emergencies, international conflicts and other events beyond our control; the level of orders received that can be shipped in a fiscal quarter; and other factors. 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Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Broadcom Trade Press Contact Broadcom Technical Contacts Henry Rael Rafael Sotomayor Public Relations Manager Director of Marketing, Bluetooth Products 949-926-5734 949-926-5024 [email protected] [email protected] Broadcom Investor Relations Contact T. Peter Andrew Vice President, Investor Relations 949-926-5663 [email protected] Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060609/BROADCOMLOGOAP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/PRN Photo Desk, [email protected] Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Mobile & Wireless CONTACT: Media, Henry Rael, Public Relations Manager, +1-949-926-5734,[email protected], or Technical, Rafael Sotomayor, Director of Marketing,Bluetooth Products, +1-949-926-5024, [email protected], or Investors, T.Peter Andrew, Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-949-926-5663,[email protected], all of Broadcom Corporation Web site: http://www.broadcom.com/ |