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Broadcom Talks Up Power Efficient Smartwatch Chip

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Feb 25, 2015, 8:57 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Broadcom today announced a new platform for Android Wear smartwatches that promises to deliver major gains in battery life. The Broadcom wearable system-on-a-chip includes a quad-core Cortex A7 application processor and 2G/3G modem support. It can be paired with Broadcom's Bluetooth 4.2 and WiFi combo chip, as well as a GPS SoC with integrated sensor hub, NFC with secure element, and wireless charging. It also includes support for cameras. Broadcom says the platform offers 40% power savings compared to its previous generation platform, and its smaller footprint gives smartwatch makers more flexibility with their designs. The Android Wear smartwatch platform is already sampling.

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