Broadcom

• 2015: Broadcom is acquired by Avago (Avago Technologies Limited) PR Nov. 10, 2015 and renamed to Broadcom Limited.

Wireless chipsets

PCI/PCIe/USB

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Chip	Radio chip	WLC	PHY	Interface	PHY modes	First seen (FCC)	Notes	Adapters	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM4301	BCM2051	2	B	PCI/CB	b	2002-08-23	WLAN baseband processor and MAC functionality	11 devices	8 devices	PR RD
BCM4307	BCM2051	2	B	PCI/CB	b	2002-06-14	V.92 modem and 10/100 Ethernet capability in chip	4 devices	0 devices	PR RD

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Chip	Radio chip	WLC	PHY	Interface	PHY modes	First seen (FCC)	Notes	Adapters	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM4306 r2	BCM2050	4	G	PCI / CB / PCMCIA /...	bg	2002-12-12 (all 4306s)		89 devices (all 4306s)	59 devices (all 4306s)	PR RD
BCM4306 r3	BCM2050	5	G	PCI / CB / PCMCIA /...	bg	2002-12-12 (all 4306s)		89 devices (all 4306s)	59 devices (all 4306s)	PR RD
BCM4309 r2	BCM2050 (b/g) BCM2060 (a)	4	A + G	PCI / CB	abg	2003-03-14 (all 4309s)	BCM2050 may be omitted for 802.11a only use	7 devices (all 4309s)	2 devices (all 4309s)	PR
BCM4309 r3	BCM2050 (b/g) BCM2060 (a)	5	A + G	PCI / CB	abg	2003-03-14 (all 4309s)	BCM2050 may be omitted for 802.11a only use	7 devices (all 4309s)	2 devices (all 4309s)	PR
BCM4311	BCM2050	10	G r8	PCIe	bg	2005-07-22	.	8 devices	0 devices	PPage
BCM4311	BCM2050 (b/g) BCM2060 (a)	10	...	PCIe	abg	2005-08-03	.	5 devices	0 devices	PPage RD
BCM4312	BCM2050	15	LP r1	PCIe	bg	2007-07-28	.	15 devices	8 devices	PPage PBrief
BCM4318	BCM2050	9	G r7	PCI / CB	bg	2004-12-09	Single-chip 802.11 b/g, MAC and Radio	31 devices	66 devices	PR RD
BCM4318E	BCM2050	9	G r7	PCI / CB /...	bg	2004-12-09	on-board Encore DSP (BroadRange®)	29 devices	13 devices	PPage
BCM4318E	BCM2050 (b/g) BCM2060 (a)	9	...	PCI / CB /...	abg	2005-03-08	on-board Encore DSP (BroadRange®)	9 devices	0 devices	PPage RD
BCM4320	BCM2050	...	...	USB 2.0	bg	2005-01-05	Single-Chip 802.11g USB 2.0 Transceiver	16 devices	0 devices	PPage
BCM4326U	...	...	...	USB 2.0	bg	2006-11-13	Low-Power 802.11bg Transceiver	9 devices	0 devices	PPage PBrief
BCM4333 + BCM4306	BCM2050	4/5	G	USB 2.0	bg	2002-12-16	BCM4333 (likely a rebranded BCM4702) serves as a bridge chip for BCM4306, used over USB (RNDIS mode)	2 devices	0 devices	PR
BCM4712	BCM2050	7	G r2	USB 2.0	bg	2003-11-24	router WiSoC (RNDIS mode) FE LAN port, int. MAC/BB	3 devices	46 devices	PPage

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Chip	Radio chip	WLC	PHY	Interface	PHY modes	MIMO config	First seen (FCC)	Notes	Adapters	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM4313	BCM2064	24	LCN r1	PCIe	bgn	1x1:1	2009-10-01	HT20-only (72MBps max)	11 devices	9 devices	PR PPage
BCM43131	BCM2057 r14	30	N r17	PCIe	bgn	1x1:1	2013-09-17		1 devices	2 devices	PR
BCM43142	BCM2065	33	LCN 40 r3	PCIe + USB (BT)	bgn	1x1:1	2011-11-09	Wi-Fi Direct support, BT4.0+HS	6 devices	0 devices	PPage
BCM4321	BCM2055 r4	11/12 L 11/1	N r1	PCI / CB / PCIe	bgn	2x2:2	2006-04-12	draft-n; abgn/bgn depending on implementation	15 devices	18 devices	PR
BCM4321	BCM2055 r4	11/12	N r1	PCI / CB / PCIe	abgn	2x2:2	2006-06-14	draft-n; abgn/bgn depending on implementation	13 devices	3 devices	PR
BCM43217	BCM2057 r14	30	N r17	PCIe	bgn	2x2:2	2012-06-28		5 devices	29 devices	PR
BCM4322	BCM2056 r3	16	N r4	PCI / PCIe	abgn	2x2:2	2008-02-12	802.11 abgn/bgn depending on implementation	14 devices	18 devices	PBrief PPage
BCM43222	BCM2056 r6	16	N r6	PCI	abgn	2x2:2	2009-06-09	802.11 abgn/bgn depending on implementation	4 devices	16 devices	PR
BCM43224	BCM2056 r11	23	N r6	PCIe	abgn	2x2:2	2009-04-02		9 devices	14 devices	RD PPage
BCM43225	BCM2056 r11	23	N r6	PCIe	bgn	2x2:2	2009-03-25		11 devices	16 devices	PR RD
BCM43227	BCM2057 r9	30	N r16	PCIe	bgn	2x2:2	2010-11-10		4 devices	7 devices	PR
BCM43228	BCM2057 r9	30	N r16	PCIe	abgn	2x2:2	2010-12-17		13 devices	7 devices	PR
BCM4323	...	...	... .	USB 2.0	abgn	2x2:2	2009-04-10	BCM4322 w/ USB IF used	24 devices	0 devices	PBrief PPage
BCM43231	...	...	...	USB 2.0	bgn	2x2:2	2008-09-02	BCM4322 w/ USB IF used, single-band only	12 devices	6 devices	PR
BCM43234	...	...	... .	USB 2.0	bgn	1x1:1	2011-03-29		3 devices	2 devices	PR
BCM43235	...	...	...	USB 2.0	bgn	2x2:2	2011-04-28		5 devices	1 devices	PPage family
BCM43236	BCM2057 r7	24	...	USB 2.0	abgn	2x2:2	2010-11-17	publicly released 43236es appear to be rev.2 chips	15 devices	22 devices	PPage family
BCM43236B	...	...	... .	USB 2.0	abgn	2x2:2	2011-10-26	seem to be rev.3 43236es	6 devices	11 devices	PR
BCM43237	...	...	... .	USB 2.0	bgn	2x2:2	2011-09-28		1 devices	0 devices	PR
BCM43238	...	...	...	USB 2.0	bgn	2x2:2	2012-11-29		0 devices	1 devices	PPage family
BCM4331	BCM2059 r0	29	HT r1	PCIe	abgn	3x3:3	2010-10-20		8 devices	45 devices	PPage
BCM43431	...	...	... .	PCIe	abgn	3x3:3	2012-07-06		1 devices	9 devices	PR

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Chip	Interface	PHY modes	MIMO config (max.rate)	First seen (FCC)	Notes	Adapters	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM43162	PCIe	abgn+ac	1x1:1 (433Mbps)	2014-02-13	DB 2.4/5GHz, 802.11ac 256-QAM, LDPC, PCIe 2.0	2 devices	0 devices	PR PPage
BCM43516	USB 2.0	abgn+ac	1x1:1 (433Mbps)		DB 2.4/5GHz, 802.11ac 256-QAM, LDPC, USB 2.0	0 devices	0 devices	PR PPage
BCM4350	PCIe / USB / SDIO 3.0	abgn+ac	2x2:2 (867Mbps)	2015-08-25	PCIe, 256 QAM, TurboQAM BT4.0+HS, FM radio, USB 3.0 Tx BF, LDPC, DVR, OTT	4 devices	0 devices	PR PPage
BCM4352	PCIe	abgn+ac	2x2:2 (867Mbps)	2012-05-16	DB 2.4/5GHz, 802.11ac 256-QAM, LDPC, PCIe 2.0 BCM2069; 40/AC (14e4:43b1)	11 devices	18 devices	PR PPage
BCM43520	PCIe	abgn+ac	2x2:2 (867Mbps)		DB 2.4/5GHz, 802.11ac 256-QAM, LDPC, PCIe 2.0	0 devices	0 devices	PR
BCM43526	USB 2.0	abgn+ac	2x2:2 (867Mbps)	2012-08-20	DB 2.4/5GHz, 802.11ac 256-QAM, LDPC, USB 2.0	9 devices	3 devices	PR PPage
BCM43556	USB 3.0	abgn+ac	2x2:2 (867Mbps)		USB 3.0, 256-QAM Tx BF, LDPC	0 devices	0 devices	PR
BCM43558	USB 3.0	abgn+ac	2x2:2 (867Mbps)		USB 3.0, BT4.0+HS 256-QAM, Tx BF, LDPC	0 devices	0 devices	PR
BCM4356	PCIe	abgn+ac	2x2:2 (867Mbps)	2014-11-20	int. BT 4.1, (14e4:43ec) supported in 3.17+	3 devices	0 devices	PR PPage
BCM43566	USB 3.0	abgn+ac	2x2:2 (867Mbps)		int. BT 4.1, (0a5c:bd27) supported in 3.17+	0 devices	0 devices	PR drv
BCM43567	PCIe	abgn+ac	2x2:2 (867Mbps)		int. BT 4.1, (14e4:43d3) supported in 3.17+	0 devices	0 devices	PR drv
BCM43569	USB 3.0	abgn+ac	2x2:2 (867Mbps)		int. BT 4.1, (0a5c:bd27) supported in 3.17+	0 devices	0 devices	PR PPage
BCM43570	PCIe	abgn+ac	2x2:2 (867Mbps)	2015-06-24	int. BT 4.1, (14e4:43d9) supported in 3.17+	1 devices	0 devices	PR PPage
BCM4358	PCIe	abgn+ac	2x2:2 (867Mbps)	2015-03-04	DB 2.4/5GHz, 802.11ac, int. BT, PA, LNA, TurboQAM	1 devices	1 devices	PR PPage
BCM4360	PCIe	abgn+ac	3x3:3 (1.3Gbps)	2012-04-20	DB 2.4/5GHz, 802.11ac 256-QAM, LDPC, PCIe 2.0 BCM2069; 40/AC (14e4:4360)	12 devices	75 devices	PR PPage
BCM43602	PCIe	abgn+ac	3x3:3 (1.3Gbps)	2014-06-02	320MHz ARM Cortex R4 960KB SRAM, (14e4:43ba) (FullMAC arch. targeted) pin comp. w/ BCM4360	5 devices	11 devices	PR SNB drv
BCM4366	PCIe	abgn+ac	4x4:4 (1.7Gbps)	2015-05-26	800MHz ARM Cortex A7 4x4 MU-MIMO, 80MHz NitroQAM (QAM-1024)	2 devices	8 devices	PR PR PPage
BCM43460	PCIe	abgn+ac	3x3:3 (1.3Gbps)	2013-04-18	5G Wi-Fi 3x3 2.4/5GHz 11ac MAC/PHY/Radio	2 devices	10 devices	PR PPage
BCM43462	PCIe	abgn+ac	3x3:3 (1.3Gbps)		Dual-Band 2.4/5GHz int. MAC, PHY, Radio	0 devices	0 devices	PR
BCM43465	PCIe	abgn+ac	4x4:4 (1.7Gbps)		4x4 MU-MIMO Wave2 160 MHz, 1024-QAM	0 devices	0 devices	PR PPage
BCM43525	PCIe	abgn+ac	3x3:3 (1.3Gbps)		3x3 MU-MIMO Wave2 160 MHz, 1024-QAM	0 devices	0 devices	PR PPage

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Chipset	MAC/BB	RFIC	Interface	Reference designs	First seen (FCC)	Notes	Adapters	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM20130 (WiGig)	BCM20130	BCM20138	PCIe	.	(2016)	WiMesh Technology 60GHz V-Band Mesh WiGig-Compliant	0 devices	0 devices	PR PPage PPage

• BCM20130 baseband + BCM20138 RFIC PR

SDIO/Other

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Chip	Interface	PHY modes	MIMO config	First seen (FCC)	Notes	Adapters	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM43143	SDIO / USB	bgn	1x1:1	2013-09-17	802.11bgn MAC/PHY/Radio with USB/SDIO Host Interface	3 devices	1 devices	PR PBrief
BCM4319	USB 2.0 /...	abgn / bgn	1x1:1	2010-03-31	BT 2.1 + EDR, FM radio	7 devices	0 devices	PR PR
BCM43241	SDIO	abgn	2x2:2	2013-04-05	2x2 MIMO DB combo device, 802.11n, BT 4.0+HS, FM receiver	1 devices	2 devices	PPage PBrief
BCM43242	SDIO / USB	abgn	2x2:2	2013-09-27	802.11abgn, 2x2 MIMO, VSDB, BT 4.0+HS, LDPC, STBC	3 devices	0 devices	PR
BCM4325	SDIO	abg / bg	n/a	2010-10-07	BT 2.1 + EDК, FM radio	0 devices	1 devices	PR PPage
BCM4328	SDIO	abg	n/a		Low-Power 802.11 a/b/g Transceiver	0 devices	0 devices	PPage PBrief
BCM4329	SDIO	abgn / bgn	1x1:1	2011-02-17	BT 2.1+EDR FM radio	2 devices	0 devices	PPage
BCM4330	SDIO	abgn / bgn	1x1:1	2011-10-04	BT 4.0+HS, FM radio Apple iPhone 4S	3 devices	8 devices	PPage
BCM4334	SDIO	abgn	1x1:1	2013-01-29	BT 4.0+HS, FM Apple iPhone 5 / 5c	1 devices	1 devices	PR PPage
BCM43340	SDIO	abgn	1x1:1	2013-06-19	BT 4.0 + EDR, FM, SDIO	1 devices	1 devices	PBrief
BCM43341	SDIO	abgn	1x1:1		BT 4.0 + EDR, NFC + FM, SDIO	0 devices	0 devices	PR PPage
BCM43342	SDIO	abgn	1x1:1		BT 4.0 + EDR, FM Apple iPhone 5s	0 devices	0 devices	iPhone wiki
BCM4336	SDIO	bgn	1x1:1	2011-06-29	used in Roku LT, Roku 2 players	1 devices	4 devices	PR
BCM43362	SDIO	bgn	1x1:1	2011-03-07	int. ARM Cortex-M3 CPU, WICED used in Roku 2500X player	9 devices	6 devices	PR PPage
BCM4343	SDIO	bgn	1x1:1		2.4GHz 1T1R, BT 4.2/Smart BCM4343WKUBG (CW)	0 devices	0 devices	PR CW
BCM43430	SDIO	bgn	1x1:1		2.4GHz 1T1R, BT 4.1/Smart int. PA/LNA, TurboQAM, LDPC, BF	0 devices	0 devices	PR
BCM43438	SDIO	bgn	1x1:1	2016-02-26	BT 4.1, used in Ingenic Newton 2 T7GD2 MB WFA56441 10/13/2014	0 devices	1 devices	CNX

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Chip	Interface	PHY modes	MIMO config	First seen (FCC)	Notes	Adapters	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM4335	SDIO 3.0 / PCIe / HSIC	abgn+ac	1x1:1	2013-02-20	TurboQAM, LDPC, STBC, BT 4.0+HS, FM radio, HSIC Samsung Galaxy S4	0 devices	11 devices	PR PPage
BCM4339	SDIO 3.0 / PCIe / USB	abgn+ac	1x1:1	2013-09-04	BT4.0+HS, FM radio, USB 3.0 updated version of BCM4335 Samsung Galaxy Note 3	0 devices	3 devices	PR PPage
BCM4345	SDIO 3.0 / PCIe	abgn+ac	2x2:2		2x2 (HT80) 802.11ac, 2.4/5GHz BT 4.1/BLE, FM, SDIO 3.0, PCIe Apple iPhone 6 / 6+	0 devices	0 devices	TD
BCM43455	SDIO 3.0 / PCIe	abgn+ac	1x1:1		1x1 (HT80) 802.11ac, 2.4/5GHz BT 4.1/BLE, FM, SDIO 3.0, PCIe LDPC, Beamforming, LTE coex	0 devices	0 devices	PR PR
BCM4350	SDIO 3.0 / PCIe / USB	abgn+ac	2x2:2	2015-08-25	BT4.0+HS, FM radio, USB 3.0 PCIe, 256 QAM, TurboQAM Apple iPad Air 2 WP	4 devices	0 devices	PR PPage
BCM4354	SDIO 3.0 / PCIe / USB	abgn+ac	2x2:2		BT 4.1/BLE, FM radio, USB 3.0 PCIe-WLAN, UART/USB-BT, Samsung Galaxy S5 (WFA)	0 devices	0 devices	PR Blog PPage
BCM4356	SDIO 3.0 / PCIe / USB	abgn+ac	2x2:2	2014-11-20	BT 4.1/BLE, FM radio, USB 3.0 PCIe-WLAN, UART/USB-BT, Google Nexus 6 TD	3 devices	0 devices	PR PR PPage
BCM4358	SDIO 3.0 / PCIe / USB	abgn+ac	2x2:2	2015-03-04	BT 4.1/BLE, FM radio, USB 3.0 PCIe-WLAN, UART/USB-BT, Samsung Galaxy S6 (SM-G920)]	1 devices	1 devices	PR PR PPage
BCM4359	SDIO 3.0 / PCIe / USB	abgn+ac	2x2:2		2x2 HT80 802.11ac, 2.4/5GHz BT 4.2/BLE, FM radio, USB 3.0, RSDB, PCIe-WLAN, UART/USB-BT	0 devices	0 devices	PR PR
BCM4371	SDIO / PCIe / USB / UART	abgn+ac	2x2:2	2016-01-29	2x2 HT80 802.11ac, 2.4/5GHz BT 4.0 BR/EDR/LE, USB 3.0, PCIe-WLAN, USB/UART-BT	1 devices	0 devices	PR PR

Internet of Things (IoT)

• 2016 - Cypress to acquire Broadcom's wireless Internet of Things business (28-04-2016 PR)

• "WICED" (Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices)

is Broadcom trademark/brand for Internet-of-Things chips

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Chip	Arch.	Clock speed	Cores	PHY modes	MIMO config	First seen (FCC)	Notes	Adapters	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM43012	ARM Cortex-R4	320 MHz	1	abgn	1x1:1	(CES 2016)	WiSoC, BT 4.2, 28nm int. PA, LNA, PMU	0 devices	0 devices	PR PPage
BCM43907	ARM Cortex-R4	320 MHz	1	abgn	1x1:1	(2014)	WICED, 802.11abgn 1x1 WiSoC with audio	0 devices	0 devices	PR
BCM43909	ARM Cortex-R4	320 MHz	1	abgn	1x1:1	(2014)	WiSoC 802.11abgn (USB 0a5c:bd28)	0 devices	0 devices
BCM43341	WICED SDIO	320 MHz	1	abgn	1x1:1		1T1R 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi, BT 4.0, NFC, FM Rx	0 devices	0 devices	PR PPage
BCM43362	ARM Cortex-M3	320 MHz	1	bgn	1x1:1	2011-03-07	WiSoC 802.11bgn Ser., UART, SPI, USB	9 devices	6 devices	PPage
BCM44362	ARM Cortex-M3	320 MHz	1	bgn	1x1:1		WiSoC 802.11bgn Ser., UART, SPI, USB	0 devices	0 devices	PR
BCM43364	WICED	320 MHz	1	bgn	1x1:1		1T1R 802.11bgn WICED, UART, SPI, USB	0 devices	0 devices	PR
BCM89359	ARM Cortex-M3	320 MHz	1	abgn	2x2:2	(Q3 2015)	WiSoC 802.11abgn BT Smart 4.2, RSDB	0 devices	0 devices	PR

• BCM43907 - (2014) 802.11abgn 1x1 WiSoC with audio

inc. SoC 320MHz ARM Cortex-R4 (PR)

• BCM43909 - (2014) 802.11abgn ?? USB 0a5c:bd28
• BCM43362 (BCM44362) - (2013) 802.11bgn WiSoC ARM Cortex-M3

Radiocom RW8200 (DS PR) FCC ID: K7T-RW8200

BCM943362WCD4 - 802.11b/g/n MAC/Baseband/Radio with SDIO Plus 32-Bit ARM Microcontroller Module PPage

• BCM943341 - 1T1R 2.4/5GHz 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth® 4.0, NFC, FM receiver. PPage

BCM943341WCD1 EVB Evaluation Board mouser

Power Amp, LNAs, T/R switches for 2.4/5GHz WLAN bands are also integrated into IC.

• BCM43364 WLAN 802.11b/g/n MAC/Baseband/Radio

BCM943364WCD1 EVB WICED Wi-Fi Development Kit mouser

WICED Wi-Fi Software development kit compatible

• BCM89359 - 5G Wi-Fi/BT Smart 2X2 MIMO Combo Chip

with Real Simultaneous Dual Band (RSDB) Support (PR)

• BCM89072 - Tri-mode Bluetooth Smart v4.2 SoC (PR)

ARM Cortex M3, BB CPU, BT Smart 4.2, HCI, Automotive

Advanced WICED IoT Family (WICED Core ELP) (PR)

• BCM20706 int. ARM Cortex CM3 MCU with clock speed up to 96 MHz (PR)
• BCM20719 which supports both Bluetooth and Bluetooth Smart protocols
• BCM20729 which supports Zigbee and 6LoWPAN protocols
• BCM20732 WICED Smart Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module (CW)
• BCM20739 which supports Bluetooth, Bluetooth Smart and 802.15.4 protocols

ARM Cortex CM4 MCU with FPU and DSP extensions and a clock speed up to 100MHz

512 KB RAM for complex applications, 1 MB flash memory for program and data storage

SoC

WiSoC

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Chip	Radio	WLC rev.	PHY rev.	Arch.	Clock speed	PHY modes	First seen (FCC)	Notes	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM4712	BCM2050	7/2	G r2	BMIPS3300	200 MHz	bg	2003-11-24		46 devices	PPage RD RG
BCM5350	BCM2050	7/2	G r2	BMIPS3300	200 MHz	bg	2004-07-21	in. FE switch	13 devices	PR RD
BCM5352	BCM2050	9/7	G r7	BMIPS3300	200 MHz	bg	2005-03-29	int. FE switch	5 devices	.
BCM5352E	BCM2050	9/7	G r7	BMIPS3300	200 MHz	bg	2005-05-17	int. FE switch, Encore DSP	16 devices	PPage
BCM5354	BCM2062 r1	13/0	LP r0	BMIPS3300	240 MHz	bg	2007-01-09	int. FE switch, Encore DSP	42 devices	PR RD PPage
BCM5355	...	...	...	MIPS 74K	333 MHz	bg	2009-09-17	int. FE switch, seems to identify as BCM5356	1 devices

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Chip	Radio	WLC/PHY rev.	Arch.	Clock speed	PHY modes	MIMO config	First seen (FCC)	Notes	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM5356	...	A1 21/3 B0 28/9 C0 28/17	MIPS 74K	300 MHz	bgn	1x1:1	2009-07-03	int. FE switch	21 devices	PR PPage family
BCM5356U	...	B0 28/9	MIPS 74K	300/(500)* MHz	bgn	1x1:1	2011-07-19	int. FE switch, USB	4 devices	PPage family
BCM5357	BCM2057	B0 28/9 C0 28/17	MIPS 74K	300 MHz	bgn	2x2:2	2010-05-18	int. FE switch, USB 2.0 IF	43 devices	PPage
BCM5358	BCM2057	B0 28/9 C0 28/17?	MIPS 74K	500 MHz	bgn	2x2:2	2011-12-01	int. FE switch, USB 2.0, VoIP	7 devices	PPage family
BCM5358U	...	B0 28/9	MIPS 74K	500 MHz	bgn	2x2:2	2011-01-28	int. FE switch, USB 2.0, PCIe	30 devices	PPage family
BCM4716	BCM2056 r7	B0 17/6	MIPS 74K	300 MHz	bgn	2x2:2	2008-12-30	2.4GHz, 802.11n MAC block diagram cpu	8 devices	PPage
BCM4717	...	A1 17/5	MIPS 74K	354 MHz	abgn	2x2:2	2008-12-30	1x USB 2.0 block diagram	9 devices	PPage
BCM4717V	BCM2056 r7	A1 17/5	MIPS 74K	354 MHz	abgn	2x2:2	2011-02-18	802.11n 2.4/5GHz wireless STB SoC	1 devices	PPage
BCM4718	BCM2056 +BCM4322	A1 17/5	MIPS 74Kc	480/ 533 MHz	abgn	2x2:2	2009-01-23	PCIe IF, 2x USB2.0, A1 block diagram cpu	28 devices	PPage
BCM47186	BCM2057	B0 28/9	MIPS 74K	480 MHz [1]	abgn	2x2:2	2011-03-31	5-port FE switch, PCIe, int.2.4GHz PA	7 devices	PPage
BCM4748	... +BCM4342E	A1 ?/?	MIPS 74K	533 MHz	abgn	2x2:2	2010-10-01	int.CPU/BB/MAC/Radio +ext.FEM+MAC/PHY/Radio	5 devices	PPage PBrief

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Chip	Arch.	Clock speed	Cores	PHY modes	MIMO config	First seen (FCC)	Notes	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM47189	ARM Cortex A7	900 MHz	1	abgn+ac	2x2:2	2015-11-30	DB 2.4/5GHz, int. 2x2/1+1 5G w/ CPU, FE switch ARM CPU, PCIe, USB 2.0, RGMII/GigE, iPA/ePA	1 devices	PPage PR PR
BCM53573	ARM Cortex A7	800 MHz	1	abgn+ac	2x2:2		DB 2.4/5GHz, int. 2x2/1+1 5G w/ CPU, FE switch ARM CPU, PCIe, USB 2.0, RGMII/GigE, iPA/ePA	0 devices	PPage PR PR
BCM47452	ARM Cortex A7	900 MHz	1	abgn+ac	2x2:2		RSDB 2.4/5GHz, int. 2x2/1+1 5G w/ CPU, int. ARM CPU, int. RF PA, FE switch, VSR	0 devices	PPage PR PR

General Purpose

MIPS

Chip	Arch.	Clock speed	Cores	First seen (FCC)	Notes	ESystems	PR / PPage	PBrief
BCM5351	BMIPS3300		1		PCI IF	1 devices	.
BCM5364P	BMIPS3300	200 MHz	1	2004-02-24	PCI IF, 5-port FE switch w/ int. PHY (TX/FX), UART SoC 200MHz MIPS32 BCM5364/BCM5364P (PCI)	1 devices	PPage	PR
BCM5836P	BMIPS3300	264 MHz	1	2007-03-29	with PCI & VPN/IPSec (AES/3DES)	2 devices	PPage	PBrief PG DS
BCM4780P	BMIPS3300	300 MHz	1		PCI IF .	1 devices	PB	PBrief
BCM4702	BMIPS3300	125 MHz	1	2002-04-30	2x PCI IF .	41 devices	PR	PBrief
BCM4703	BMIPS3300	266 MHz	1	2007-11-30	2x PCI IF?, 2x FE MAC, ident. as BCM4704	3 devices	PPage
BCM4704	BMIPS3300	266 / 300 MHz	1	2005-01-12	2x PCI IF, 2x FE MAC	20 devices	PPage
BCM4705	BMIPS3300	300 MHz	1	2006-09-29	2x PCI, int. GbE MAC, USB 2.0	6 devices	PPage	.
BCM4706	MIPS 74Kc	600 MHz	1	2011-07-29	2x PCIe, int.GbE MAC, USB 2.0, Ser/Par/NAND flash support	22 devices	PPage
BCM53001	MIPS 74Kc	400 MHz	1		2x PCIe IF, 2x GbE MAC, RGMII, DDR2, USB 2.0	0 devices	PPage	PBrief
BCM53003	MIPS 74Kc	600 MHz	1	2014-05-22	2x PCIe IF, 2x GbE MAC, RGMII, DDR2, USB 2.0	1 devices	PPage	PBrief

ARM

Northstar

Chip	Arch.	Clock speed	Cores	First seen (FCC)	Notes	ESystems	PPage	PR/PB
BCM4707	ARM Cortex A9	800 MHz	2		2x PCIe IF, int. GbE SW + 5x GbE PHYs, USB 3.0 IF, Ser./Par./NAND flash support	0 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM4708	ARM Cortex A9	800 MHz	2	2014-08-22	2x PCIe IF, int. GbE SW + 5x GbE PHYs, USB 3.0 IF, Ser./Par./NAND flash support	3 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM4708A0	ARM Cortex A9	800 MHz	2	2013-02-19	2x PCIe IF, int. GbE SW + 5x GbE PHYs, USB 3.0 IF, Ser./Par./NAND flash support	19 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM47081	ARM Cortex A9	800 MHz	1	2012-12-28	2x PCIe IF, int. GbE SW + 5x GbE PHYs, USB 3.0 IF, Ser./Par./NAND flash support	18 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM4709	ARM Cortex A9	1 GHz	2	2014-11-07	2x PCIe IF, int. GbE SW + 5x GbE PHYs, USB 3.0 IF, Ser./Par./NAND flash support	4 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM4709A0	ARM Cortex A9	1 GHz	2	2013-08-07	2x PCIe IF, int. GbE SW + 5x GbE PHYs, USB 3.0 IF, Ser./Par./NAND flash support	16 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM4709C0	ARM Cortex A9	1.4 GHz	2	2015-05-27	2x PCIe IF, int. GbE SW + 5x GbE PHYs, USB 3.0 IF, Ser./Par./NAND flash support	6 devices	PPage	PR PR
BCM47094	ARM Cortex A9	1.4 GHz	2	2015-05-26	2x PCIe IF, int. GbE SW + 5x GbE PHYs, USB 3.0 IF, Ser./Par./NAND flash support	2 devices	PPage	PR PR
BCM4908	ARM Cortex A53	1.8 GHz	4	(CES 2016)	2.5GbE PHY, int. SATA 3, 2x USB 3.0, 3x PCIe Gen2, ext. RBOM, XStream, 28nm	0 devices	PPage	PR

Strata GX

Chip	Arch.	Clock speed	Cores	First seen (FCC)	Notes	ESystems	PPage	PR/PB
BCM53010	ARM Cortex A9	800 MHz	1		single core Cortex-A9 CPU at 800 MHz, 256KB L2 cache, 16-bit DDR2 interface, integrated switch, GPHYs and packet accelerator	0 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM53011	ARM Cortex A9	800 MHz	2		dual core Cortex-A9 CPU at 800 MHz, 256KB L2 cache, 16-bit DDR2 interface, USB 3.0, integrated switch, GPHYs and packet accelerator	0 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM53012	ARM Cortex A9	1.0 GHz	2		dual core Cortex-A9 CPU at 1 GHz, 256KB L2 cache, 16-bit DDR2 interface, USB 3.0, integrated switch, GPHYs and packet accelerator	0 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM53014	ARM Cortex A9	800 MHz	1		single core Cortex-A9 CPU at 800 MHz, 256KB L2 cache, 16-bit DDR2 interface, integrated switch, GPHYs and packet accelerator	0 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM53015	ARM Cortex A9	800 MHz	2		dual core Cortex-A9 CPU at 800 MHz, 256KB L2 cache, 16-bit DDR2 interface, USB 3.0, integrated switch, GPHYs and packet accelerator	0 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM53016	ARM Cortex A9	1.0 GHz	2	2014-03-19	dual core Cortex-A9 CPU at 1 GHz, 256KB L2 cache, 16-bit DDR2 interface, USB 3.0, integrated switch, GPHYs and packet accelerator	3 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM53017	ARM Cortex A9	1.1 GHz	2		dual Cortex-A9 CPU up to 1.1 GHz, 512KB L2 cache (including ECC), 16-bit DDR2 interface, USB 3.0, integrated switch, GPHYs and packet accelerator	0 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM53018	ARM Cortex A9	1.1 GHz	2		dual Cortex-A9 CPU up to 1.1 GHz, 512KB L2 cache (including ECC), 16-bit DDR2 interface, USB 3.0, integrated switch, GPHYs and packet accelerator	0 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM53019	ARM Cortex A9	1.0 GHz	2	2013-06-10	dual core Cortex-A9 CPU at 1 GHz, 256KB L2 cache, 16-bit DDR2 interface, USB 3.0, integrated switch,, likely quite similar to the BCM5301x series SoCs	3 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM58712	ARMv8-A (64-bit) Cortex A57	2.0 GHz	4		Quad-core ARM Cortex-A57 64-bit 2GHz ARMv8-A 2x 10GE + 2x 2.5GE (25G total), RGMII, TruFlow 64/72-bit DDR3/3L/4 2133/2400 memory (ECC)	0 devices	PPage	PR
BCM58713	ARMv8-A (64-bit) Cortex A57	2.0 GHz	4		Quad-core ARM Cortex-A57 64-bit 2GHz ARMv8-A 2x 10GE + 2x 2.5GE (25G total), RGMII, TruFlow 64/72-bit DDR3/3L/4 2133/2400 memory (ECC)	0 devices	PPage	PR

Northstar Plus

Chip	Arch.	Clock speed	Cores	First seen (FCC)	Notes	ESystems	PPage	PR/PB
BCM58522	ARM Cortex A9	1.2 GHz	2		GbE, 2x SATA, PCIe, USB 3.0, 2x RGMII, RAM DDR3, PPA (ARM Cortex-R5), 32/32KB I-D/512KB L2	0 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM58525	ARM Cortex A9	1.2 GHz	2		GbE, 2x SATA, PCIe, USB 3.0, 2x RGMII, RAM DDR3, PPA (ARM Cortex-R5), 32/32KB I-D/512KB L2	0 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM58535	ARM Cortex A9	1.2 GHz	2		GbE, 2x SATA, PCIe, USB 3.0, 2x RGMII, RAM DDR3, PPA (ARM Cortex-R5), 32/32KB I-D/512KB L2	0 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM58622	ARM Cortex A9	1.2 GHz	2	2015-06-17	GbE, 1x SATA, PCIe, USB 3.0, SGMII, DDR3 (16-bit), PPA (ARM Cortex-R5), 32KB I-D/512KB L2 cache	1 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM58623	ARM Cortex A9	1.2 GHz	1		GbE, 2x SATA, PCIe, USB 3.0, SGMII, DDR3 (16-bit), PPA (ARM Cortex-R5), 32KB I-D/512KB L2 cache	0 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM58625	ARM Cortex A9	1.2 GHz	2		GbE, 2x SATA, PCIe, USB 3.0, SGMII, DDR3 (32-bit), PPA (ARM Cortex-R5), 32KB I-D/512KB L2 cache	0 devices	PPage series	PR
BCM88312	ARM Cortex A9	1.2 GHz	2		int. 8-port GbE Switch, Serdes, copper PHYs vCPE, support 1588v2/SyncE, ETY OAM (802.3ah)	0 devices		PR PR

Broadcom Northstar Plus Family SoC (ARCH_BCM_NSP) bcm_nsp.o LKML

• Broadcom Northstar Plus family of SoCs are used for switching control and management applications as well as residential router/gateway applications.

The SoC features dualcore Cortex A9 ARM CPU, integrating several peripheral interfaces including multiple GbE PHY, DDR3 memory, PCIe Gen2, USB 2.0

and USB 3.0, serial and NAND flash, SATA and several other IO controllers. Boards with Northstar Plus SoCs shall have the following properties:

• BCM58522, BCM58525, BCM58535 PR
• BCM58622, BCM58623, BCM58625 PR
• BCM88312 vCPE SoC PR

Kona

Broadcom Kona Family CPU (ARM Cortex A9)

BCM281XX (ARCH_BCM_281XX) board_bcm281xx.o

• BCM28145, BCM28155, BCM21664
• BCM11130, BCM11140, BCM11351

Cygnus

Broadcom Cygnus Family CPU (ARM Cortex A9)

ARM Cygnus (ARCH_BCM_CYGNUS) bcm_cygnus.o

• BCM11300, BCM11320, BCM11350, BCM11360
• BCM58300, BCM58302, BCM58303, BCM58305

4G/LTE Solutions

Baseband And Networking SoC Family

• BCM85620

Multimedia Processors

Chip	Arch.	Clock speed	Cores	First seen (FCC)	Notes	ESystems	PPage	PR/PB
BCM2763	ARM 1176JZF-S	600 MHz	1		Full HD 1080p HP H.264 Video Encode/Decode DualCore VideoCoreIV Multimedia Processor	0 devices	PPage
BCM2835	ARM 1176JZF-S	700 MHz	1	2011-06-29	Full HD 1080p HP H.264 Video Encode/Decode DualCore VideoCoreIV Multimedia Co-Processor	11 devices	PPage	PR PR Roku
BCM2836	ARMv7 Cortex A7	900 MHz	4	2016-04-05	Full HD 1080p HP H.264 Video Encode/Decode DualCore VideoCoreIV Multimedia Co-Processor	2 devices	PPage^	PR
BCM2837	ARMv8 Cortex A53	1.2 GHz	4	2016-02-26	Full HD 1080p HP H.264 Video Encode/Decode DualCore VideoCoreIV Multimedia Co-Processor	1 devices	PPage^	PR
BCM7208	ARM 1176JZF-S	400 MHz	1	2012-02-22	Full HD 1080p HP H.264 Video Encode/Decode DualCore VideoCoreIV Multimedia Co-Processor	1 devices	PPage^	Roku
BCM7218	ARM 1176JZF-S	600 MHz	1	2013-09-17	Full HD 1080p HP H.264 Video Encode/Decode DualCore VideoCoreIV Multimedia Co-Processor	2 devices	PPage^	Roku
BCM7413	MIPS32 16e-class	400 MHz	2	2012-12-10	HD/SD H.264/AVC Main and High Profile 64-bit DDR2 800 MHz DRAM controller	1 devices	PPage^	STB
BCM7615	MIPS 24Kc	500 MHz	1	2011-05-23	RCA_DSB772WE_Streaming_Media_Player Broadcom SOC's on linux-mips.org	2 devices	PPage^	SMP
BCM11130	ARM Cortex A9	900 MHz	2	2013-02-08	Full HD 1080p HP H.264 Video Encode/Decode DualCore VideoCoreIV Multimedia Processor	1 devices	PPage^	PR Roku
BCM11140	ARM Cortex A9	1 GHz	2		Full HD 1080p HP H.264 Video Encode/Decode DualCore VideoCoreIV Multimedia Processor	0 devices	PPage^	PR

Cable Modem

Chip	Arch.	Clock speed	Cores	First seen (FCC)	DOCSIS	Notes	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM3345	MIPS32	140 MHz	1		1.1	FE MAC+PHY, USB 1.1 slave	1 devices	PBrief
BCM3350	MIPS32	100 MHz	1	2002-10-18	1.1	FE MAC+PHY, USB 1.1 slave	4 devices	PBrief
BCM3360	MIPS32	140 MHz	1	2002-11-07	1.1	FE MAC+PHY, USB 1.1 slave	8 devices	PBrief
BCM3348	MIPS32	200 MHz	1	2003-07-09	2.0	FE MAC+PHY, USB slave	8 devices	PR PBrief
BCM3349	MIPS32	200 MHz	1	2004-12-09	2.0	FE MAC+PHY, USB 1.1 slave	10 devices	PPage PBrief
BCM3361	MIPS32		1	2004-12-09	2.0	PCI IF	5 devices
BCM3368	BMIPS4350	300 MHz	1	2006-08-29	2.0	PCI IF, USB slave	7 devices	PPage
BCM3371	MIPS32		1	2011-03-14	2.0		1 devices	PBrief
BCM3378	BMIPS4350	320 MHz	1		2.0	DOCSIS®/EURODOCSIS™ 2.0 Voice Cable Modem SoC	0 devices	PPage
BCM3379	BMIPS4350	320 MHz	1	2011-08-16	2.0	PCIe IF	2 devices	PPage
BCM3380	BMIPS4350		1	2009-11-20	3.0	PCIe IF	6 devices	PPage
BCM3381			1		2.0		0 devices	PPage
BCM3382			1	2013-02-12	3.0	DOCSIS®/EuroDOCSIS™ 3.0 Cable Gateway SoC	3 devices	PPage
BCM3383		500 MHz	1	2012-07-13	3.0	DOCSIS®/EuroDOCSIS™ 3.0 Cable Gateway SoC	9 devices	PPage
BCM33836			1	2013-11-07	3.0		1 devices
BCM3384			1		3.0	DOCSIS®/EuroDOCSIS™ 3.0 SoC with Full Band Capture	0 devices	PPage
BCM33843			1	2013-12-30	3.0	DOCSIS®/EuroDOCSIS™ 3.0 Cable Gateway SoC	2 devices	PPage

xDSL

SoC

Chip	Arch.	Clock speed	Cores	First seen (FCC)	Max. DSL capability	Notes	ESystems	PBrief / PPage
BCM6335	BMIPS3300	140 MHz	1		ADSL2	FE MAC + PHY, no USB Owrt wiki	0 devices
BCM6345	BMIPS3300	140 MHz	1	2003-12-15	ADSL2	FE MAC + PHY, USB 1.1, PCMCIA	3 devices	PBrief
BCM6318	BMIPS3300	333 MHz	1	2013-03-06	ADSL2+	PCIe IF, USB 2.0, 4x FE PHY Owrt wiki	6 devices	PPage
BCM6328	BMIPS4350	320 MHz	1		ADSL2+	PCIe IF, GbE SW core, 4x FE PHY Owrt wiki	0 devices
BCM63281	BMIPS4350	320 MHz	1	2010-12-22	ADSL2+	PCIe IF, GbE SW core, 4x FE PHY Owrt wiki	21 devices
BCM63283	BMIPS4350	320 MHz	1	2011-03-11	ADSL2+	PCIe IF, GbE SW core, 4x FE PHY	1 devices
BCM6329	BMIPS4350	320 MHz	2		ADSL2+	PCIe IF, GbE SW core, 4x FE PHY Owrt wiki	0 devices
BCM6332	BMIPS3300	240 MHz	1	2010-09-07	ADSL2+	.	7 devices
BCM6333	BMIPS3300	240 MHz	1	2009-07-24	ADSL2+	SDIO IF	5 devices	.
BCM6338	BMIPS3300	240 MHz	1	2008-01-03	ADSL2+	USB 1.1, SDIO IF Owrt wiki	5 devices	PPage PBrief
BCM6348	BMIPS3300	240 (S) / 256 MHz	1	2004-11-06	ADSL2+	2x FE MAC (1 PHY), USB 1.1, PCI, PCMCIA DS	37 devices	PPage PBrief
BCM6348S	BMIPS3300	240 MHz	1	2007-04-02	ADSL2+	2x FE MAC (1 PHY), USB 1.1, PCI, PCMCIA DS	9 devices	PPage PBrief
BCM6358 (R/U/V)	BMIPS4350	300 MHz	2 (shared TLB)	2005-11-02	ADSL2+	2x FE MAC + PHY, 2x USB 2.0 IF, PCI Owrt wiki	32 devices	PPage
BCM6359	BMIPS4350	300 MHz	2 (shared TLB)	2007-12-21	??	Lacks xDSL AFE Owrt wiki	2 devices
BCM6367	BMIPS4350	240 MHz	2	2010-07-16	ADSL2+	The DSL-less BCM6368 variant uses a different chip id Owrt	1 devices
BCM6368	BMIPS4350	400 MHz	2	2009-05-07	VDSL2 / ADSL2+	Multi-core, USB 2.0 host + slave, GbE switch core, 4x FE PHY, PCI	13 devices	PPage
BCM6369	BMIPS4350	400 MHz	2		VDSL2 / ADSL2+ (?)	Lacks xDSL AFE Owrt wiki	1 devices
BCM63138	ARM Cortex A9	1 GHz	2	2015-03-02	VDSL2 / ADSL2+	ADSL/VDSL/Vectoring, G.fast DSL, multimedia home gateway solutions	2 devices	PPage

WiSoC

Chip	Radio	WLC/ PHY	Arch.	Clock speed	Cores	PHY mod.	MIMO config	First seen (FCC)	Max. DSL cap.	Notes	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM6361	BCM2057 r8	22 N r8	BMIPS 4350	400 MHz	2	bgn	2x2:2	2010-12-17	ADSL2+	802.11n, ADSL2+, GbE switch core, 4x FE PHY, USB2.0 host/device IF (BCM6362 without DECT, prob.)	12 devices
BCM6362	BCM2057 r8	22 N r8	BMIPS 4350	400 MHz	2	bgn	2x2:2	2011-04-22	ADSL2+	802.11n, DECT, GbE switch core, 4x FE PHY, USB 2.0 host/device IF, easily confused with BCM6361	3 devices	PPage
BCM63168	BCM2057 r12	22 N r8	BMIPS 4350	400 MHz	2	bgn	2x2:2	2012-04-28	VDSL2 / ADSL2+	int. 802.11n radio, GbE switch core, 3x FE PHY, 1x GE PHY	18 devices	PPage
BCM63268	BCM2057 r12	22 N r8	BMIPS 4350	400 MHz	2	bgn	2x2:2	2012-06-13	VDSL2 / ADSL2+	int. 802.11n radio, GbE switch core, 3x FE PHY, 1x GE PHY, Crypto Acc.	3 devices

PLC

Chip	Companion chip	PHY rate (Powerline)	PHY rate (Coax)	Ethernet Link Speed	First seen (FCC)	Notes	ESystems	PR / PPage
BCM60301	-	200 Mbps	-	-			0 devices	PPage
BCM60321	-	200 Mbps	-	-	2012-01-19		7 devices	PPage

See also

• http://www.broadcom.com/products/Broadband-Carrier-Access/xDSL-CPE-Solutions/
• An older version of this page can be found here.