Broadcom Sampling Industry’s First 64-bit Quad-Qore Router Processor for IoT Applications

Broadcom is sampling what it called the industry's first 64-bit quad-core processor for high-end routers, it said in a Monday announcement. Its BCM4908 SoC enables OEMs and service providers to deliver the extra CPU power needed for smart home and IoT applications at the higher broadband speeds now coming into the home, it said. By increasing the CPU performance and adding advanced features, the BCM4908 will enable OEMs “to build more powerful home routers that address the increased bandwidth requirements needed to support the continued consumption of high-bandwidth content, growing demand for Ultra HD as well as the growing emergence of more IoT and smart home applications," it said.