Modem IC from Broadcom
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Marc S. Yaxley (yax...@netcom.COM) wrote:
>Look into Broadcom's newest IC for this job. It's being reviewed this
>month in "Electronics Design" magazine. It is going to be tutilized
>int the up and coming 500 channel digitial video cable TV boxes!
>
>It will put 4 to 6 MPEG digital streams in the space of current NTSC
>video (6Mhz), this is enought bandwidth for over 25Mbps of Ethernet
>traffic. The IC will operate in 4,8,16 up to 256 QAM modes.
Can anybody provide me with the tel and fax number for Broadcom and a more
precise reference for the article in Electronic Design?
Thanks,
Hans Erik Lassen
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Marc S. Yaxley
: Marc S. Yaxley (yax...@netcom.COM) wrote:
: >Look into Broadcom's newest IC for this job. It's being reviewed this
: >month in "Electronics Design" magazine. It is going to be tutilized
: >int the up and coming 500 channel digitial video cable TV boxes!
: >
: >It will put 4 to 6 MPEG digital streams in the space of current NTSC
: >video (6Mhz), this is enought bandwidth for over 25Mbps of Ethernet
: >traffic. The IC will operate in 4,8,16 up to 256 QAM modes.
: Can anybody provide me with the tel and fax number for Broadcom and a more
: precise reference for the article in Electronic Design?
: Thanks,
: Hans Erik Lassen
Hans, et. al.,
The article is in the November 7th issue of Electronic Design, page 71.
The IC reviewed is the BCM3100 QAMLink receiver. It goes for $50 in 10K lots.
The Broadcom Info is:
Broadcom Corp.
10920 Wilshire Blvd.
14th Floor,
Los Angeles, Ca, 90024
(310) 443 - 4490, voice
(310) 443 - 4494, fax
Sorry I didn't have this info. avail. when I first replied to your post.
Marc Yaxley
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