Broadcom Announces Digital Terrestrial Converter Box Solutions for Japan's Digital TV Transition

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 2010 International CES -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced highly integrated digital terrestrial converter box system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions designed for Japan's upcoming transition to digital TV broadcast transmission. Featuring an ISDB-T tuner, Broadcom's highly integrated, single-chip solutions address Japan's analog broadcast shut-off program, as well as meeting the requirements for ISDB-T digital programming worldwide via cost effective and low power chip solutions.

Highlights/Key Facts:

• The Japanese government plans to convert 50 million households to ISDB-T (according to In-Stat market research), and is targeting July 24, 2011 for complete digital conversion of all homes in Japan.
  • With highly integrated, scalable and power efficient designs, Broadcom® technology accelerates time-to-market while reducing complexity and overall system costs enabling the cost effective deployment of digital terrestrial converter boxes throughout Japan and other ISDB-T standardized countries worldwide.
  • By integrating FUJISOFT INCORPORATED (TSE 1st Sec:9749) FSDTV® Middleware Slim software support, Broadcom's technology is fully compliant with Japan's ARIB (Association of Radio Industries and Businesses) specification, enabling these solutions to meet cost, performance and quality requirements for Japan.
• The Broadcom BCM7530 ISDB-T MPEG-2 HD receiver includes digital converter box functionality in a highly integrated, single-chip solution that meets Japan's digital terrestrial converter box requirements for cost efficiency and low power consumption in a small form factor design.
• The Broadcom BCM7540 ISDB-T MPEG-4 AVC HD receiver includes all of the functionality of the BCM7530 while adding the ability to receive satellite broadcasting, support for MPEG-4, AVC and HDMI, and DVR capabilities, enabling higher-end retail applications and the expansion into other ISDB-T standardized countries.
• Both ISDB-T digital terrestrial converter box solutions feature an integrated tuner, digital channel demodulator and HD decoder enabling the cost effective digital transition in the expanding ISDB-T markets with key features that include:
  • Dynamic power management controllers that provide very efficient power management capable of managing and shutting down unused system components in real-time.
  • Ultra small and unobtrusive digital-to-analog (DTA) form factors.
• The BCM7530 and BCM7540 build upon Broadcom's field proven and successful DTA solutions including the BCM3543 ATSC receiver that enabled OEMs to deliver converter boxes in the United States as part of the NTIA coupon program. The United States completed digital transition on June 12, 2009.

Supporting Quotes:

Minoru Yoshida, Executive Managing Director, FUJISOFT INCORPORATED

"We look forward to our continued partnership with Broadcom to enable a smooth transition to ISDB-T digital programming in Japan. Broadcom's highly integrated and scalable digital converter box technology offers manufacturers reduced complexity and overall cost while accelerating time-to-market and lowering power consumption in a small form factor that meets the stringent requirements of the Japanese government."

Gerry Kaufhold, Principal Analyst, In-Stat

"The transition from analog to digital television represents the most significant advancement of television technology since color TV was first introduced. As Japan looks to convert 50 million households to all-digital ISDB-T TV programming by July 2011, the transition will enable increased content and quality to be broadcast and will free up frequency spectrum for other communications applications."

Charlie Lou, Product Line Manager, Broadcom's Cable Broadband line of business

"Our ISDB-T digital converter box solutions leverage our proven track record and market leadership in supplying highly integrated SoC solutions for the global DTA market that offer significant consumer benefits such as small form factors and low power consumption. As Japan prepares for a digital transition in 2011, our technology will provide a cost effective solution in Japan while also addressing the expanding worldwide digital transition requirements for ISDB-T programming in other countries, such as Brazil."

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Other Supporting Resources:

BCM7530 Product Information: http://tinyurl.com/yaaunkc

BCM7540 Product Information: http://tinyurl.com/y9btx7h

About Broadcom

Broadcom Corporation is a major technology innovator and global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. We provide 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®.

Broadcom is one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies, with 2008 revenue of $4.66 billion, and holds over 3,650 U.S. and over 1,450 foreign patents, more than 7,750 additional pending patent applications, and one of the broadest intellectual property portfolios addressing both wired and wireless transmission of voice, video, data and multimedia.

A FORTUNE 500® company, Broadcom 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 www.broadcom.com.

Cautions regarding Forward Looking Statements:

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. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. Examples of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, references to the Japanese government's plans regarding conversion to ISDB-T and our position in that market in Japan and other countries. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.

Important factors that may cause such a difference for Broadcom in connection with the Broadcom BCM7530 and BCM7540 ISDB-T SoC receiver solutions, but are not limited to:

• the rate at which our present and future customers and end-users adopt Broadcom's technologies and products in the markets for next generation PC, cable, satellite, IPTV and terrestrial set-top box applications;
• delays in the adoption and acceptance of industry standards in those markets;
• 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;
• the risks and uncertainties associated with our international operations; and
• the effects of natural disasters, public health emergencies, international conflicts and other events beyond our control

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