Portable video to create chip boom, Broadcom says

Iria · Dec 1, 2005, 03:30 PM

Broadcom expects demand for chips used in portable video players to surge on the back of rising global sales of digital devices, its chief executive said Thursday.

"We see portable video as a fast-growing market," CEO Scott McGregor told reporters in Bangalore, India's silicon hub, where his chip-designing company has a technology center. "I think it is very big because you will see multimedia going to cell phones. But it is too soon to have market data on it."

Broadcom is working with companies in this market including Apple Computer and Samsung Electronics, McGregor said.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Portable video to create chip boom, Broadcom says Broadcom expects demand for chips used in portable video players to surge on the back of rising global sales of digital devices, its chief executive said Thursday. "We see portable video as a fast-growing market," CEO Scott McGregor told reporters in Bangalore, India's silicon hub, where his chip-designing company has a technology center. "I think it is very big because you will see multimedia going to cell phones. But it is too soon to have market data on it." Broadcom is working with companies in this market including Apple Computer and Samsung Electronics, McGregor said. ___________ Read More / Source: News.com