Broadcom Inc. announced the availability of its 5nm 200G/lane optical PAM-4 DSP PHY, the Sian BCM85822, at the 49th European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2023). The new BCM85822 features 200G/lane serial optical interfaces, which enable optical transceiver manufacturers to cost-effectively deliver 800G and 1.6T pluggable modules and meet the growing bandwidth needs and low power consumption…
New Trident 4-X7 Ethernet switch doubles bandwidth and reduces power for data centers
Broadcom Inc. announced delivery of the new Broadcom Trident 4-X7 Ethernet switch ASIC — a 4.0 Terabits/second fully programmable switch designed for enterprise data center ToR (Top of Rack) boxes. The Trident 4-X7 offers native support for 400G connectivity to the next-generation spine/fabric technologies, which are making their way from the cloud into enterprise data…
Broadcom and Arista offer industry’s first open, end-to-end RDMA networking solution
Broadcom Inc. has announced the availability of the industry’s first open end-to-end networking solution optimized for Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) over Converged Ethernet. Hyperscaler and enterprise data-center operators can now deploy fully optimized systems that are connected by Broadcom, using open-standard RDMA. Jointly integrated by Broadcom and Arista, this end-to-end solution features Broadcom’s Ethernet…
Broadcom unveils industry’s broadest storage solutions for end-to-end connectivity
Broadcom Inc., a provider in hyperscale video storage connectivity, recently announced it is expanding its silicon, software, and hardware storage connectivity products with enhanced performance, capabilities, and power. This expanded product portfolio is the result of multi-generational investments that are intended to aid hyperscale data centers to manage and maintain the storage connectivity they need…
Broadcom and Tencent to accelerate adoption of co-packaged optics network switches
Broadcom Inc. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of high-bandwidth co-packaged optics (CPO) network switches for cloud infrastructure. Under this partnership, Broadcom will provide the 25.6-Tbps Humboldt CPO switch device that features Broadcom’s best-in-class StrataXGS Tomahawk 4 switch chip directly coupled and co-packaged with four 3.2-Tbps Silicon Photonics Chiplets In…
Broadcom ships industry’s highest performing security switch, Trident 4C
Broadcom Inc. has announced the delivery of the Trident 4C Ethernet switch ASIC — a 12.8 terabits/second security switch capable of analyzing all traffic at line rate. Trident 4C detects flow anomalies in real-time as part of a rapid cyber-threat defense. Network bandwidth has been increasing rapidly and security analytics until now have been forced…
Broadcom and Tencent partner on commercialization of co-packaged optics network switch
Broadcom Inc. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of high bandwidth co-packaged optics (CPO) network switches for cloud infrastructure. Under this partnership, Broadcom will provide the 25.6-Tbps Humboldt CPO switch device that features Broadcom’s best-in-class StrataXGS Tomahawk 4 switch chip directly coupled and co-packaged with four 3.2-Tbps Silicon Photonics Chiplets…
Broadcom ships Tomahawk 5, industry’s highest bandwidth switch chip
Broadcom‘s StrataXGS Tomahawk 5 switch series, provides 51.2 Terabits/sec of Ethernet switching capacity in a single, monolithic device, which is double the bandwidth of other available switch silicons. “Delivering the world’s first 51.2 Tbps switch two years after we released Tomahawk 4, the industry’s first 25 Tbps switch, is a testament to the outstanding execution…
Broadcom’s AI, Cloud, and security solutions add value on new z16 mainframe
Broadcom Inc. has announced expanding opportunities for organizations to gain greater value from the company’s advanced AI, security, and hybrid cloud solutions with “Day One” support for IBM’s new z16. Broadcom’s suite of software solutions, services, and unique “beyond code” programs provide clients an advantage to succeed in an increasingly challenging business environment. “Our strategic…
Broadcom announces world’s first Wi-Fi 7 ecosystem solutions
Broadcom Inc. has announced the sample availability of its complete end-to-end chipset solutions for the Wi-Fi 7 ecosystem — spanning Wi-Fi routers, residential gateways, enterprise access points, and client devices. These Wi-Fi 7 chips more than double the speed of Wi-Fi 6 and 6E solutions on the market today while, simultaneously, delivering reliable low-latency communications…
Meta deploying world’s highest bandwidth Ethernet switch chip
Broadcom announced that Meta is now deploying the world’s highest bandwidth Ethernet switch chip in its data center network fabric — the Broadcom StrataXGS Tomahawk 4 switch series. A 25.6 Tbps Ethernet switch, the Tomahawk4 is now shipping in high volume in Meta’s Minipack2 platform, which is an industry first. The Tomahawk family has consistently…
Broadcom launches low-power GNSS receiver for mobile and wearable devices
Broadcom Inc. recently announced the world’s lowest power L1/L5 GNSS receiver chip: the BCM4778. Optimized for mobile and wearable applications and equipped with the latest GNSS innovations, this third-generation chip is 35 percent smaller and consumes five times less power than the previous generation. Dual-frequency GNSS continues to be an important location feature for modern…
Broadcom’s Value Stream portfolio offers investment planning & analysis
Broadcom Inc. recently announced new, industry-first capabilities for Value Stream Management (VSM) in its ValueOps software portfolio. This entails seamlessly combining the proven investment planning features of Clarity with the advanced Agile management capabilities of Rally software. The new integration delivers a unified solution for business and IT leaders to create and manage consistent value…
Broadcom pioneers Adaptive Protection to maximize endpoint security
Broadcom Inc. has announced the launch of Adaptive Protection, an advanced capability as part of the Symantec Endpoint Security solution. Leveraging the latest advanced machine-learning (ML) techniques, built on decades of Symantec endpoint security experience, Adaptive Protection delivers enhanced security that is automated and customized for each customer’s environment while ensuring zero impact to productivity.…
Broadcom launches industry’s largest portfolio of fiber optics, PHY & switch solutions
Broadcom Inc. has announced the availability of its expanded portfolio of 100Gb, 200Gb, 400Gb, and 800Gb electro-optics platform solutions for data center and cloud networks. With the introduction of the industry’s first 100Gb PAM-4 VCSEL and multi-mode kit, proven 112Gb PAM-4 PHY with direct-drive technology (and uncooled 100Gb PAM-4 EML capability), the portfolio provides customers…
Broadcom releases world’s first 64G fibre-channel Emulex host bus adapters
Broadcom recently announced the availability of its Emulex Gen 7 LPe36000-series host bus adapters (HBAs) — the world’s first 64G Fibre Channel HBA. With the release of LPe36000-series, Broadcom becomes the first in the industry to provide a complete portfolio of products that enable an end-to-end 64G data path. “Broadcom is proud to deliver the…
Broadcom’s latest chip powers the world’s first Wi-Fi 6E smartphone
Broadcom Inc. recently announced that the BCM4389 chip enables the world’s first Wi-Fi 6E phone — the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. The BCM4389 combines the benefits of sixth-generation Wi-Fi with the pristine 6 GHz band to power the Galaxy S21 Ultra with Wi-Fi speeds over 2 Gbps. The chip also has a unique multi-radio Bluetooth…