SoCs lower costs for OEMs & enhance consumer experience

The BCM20738 is a Broadcom Bluetooth Smart product that lowers the overall BOM for OEMs in a wide variety of peripherals. The BCM20734 reduces the cost of voice search capabilities on next-gen remote controls for OEMs by integrating ADC support directly on the Bluetooth Smart chip. It is also the first chip to support both Bluetooth Smart and Bluetooth Classic, enabling high performance even in connected homes with heavy traffic between devices. Consumers can enjoy a seamless connection and ideal experience between a Bluetooth Smart-enabled keyboard or mouse and an existing PC, even if the model of the PC only supports Bluetooth Classic technology.

"Broadcom continues to innovate in the expanding Bluetooth Smart ecosystem," said Rahul Patel, Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Connectivity Combos, Broadcom. "The Bluetooth Smart chips for remote controls and peripherals are the ideal complement to our industry leading combo-chips in today's connected home products, delivering an enhanced experience to consumers at an affordable cost to OEMs."

Key Features:
•    BCM20734 is the industry's first dual-mode chip that enables keyboards and mice to interact with computing platforms over either Bluetooth Smart or Bluetooth Classic
•    BCM20734 integrates ADC support for voice search capability and reduces the BOM for OEMs
•    BCM20738 offers OEMs a low-cost solution for single-mode Bluetooth Smart devices
•    BCM20734 and BCM20738 do not require a second crystal to stay connected during longer periods of device inactivity for additional reduction in system cost
•    BCM20734 and BCM20738 application development kits (ADKs) enable developers to create varied applications
•    BCM20734 and BCM20738 support Windows and Android host devices

The Broadcom BCM20734 and BCM20738 Bluetooth Smart chips, reference designs and ADKs are available.