Qualcomm supplies the baseband processor as well as licenses its technology for others to manufacture the processor.
It is the first Icera modem to implement 4G LTE in NVIDIA's software defined radio baseband processor.
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This feature enables PIP functionality on mobile devices without the need for an additional MIPI interface into the baseband processor.
Huang says that will happen within the next year as Nvidia incorporates technology from its May acquisition of baseband processor maker Icera.
Eventually, he found his target: a square sliver of black plastic called a baseband processor, the chip that limited the carriers with which it could work.
The integrated high-performance baseband network processor ensures that high-quality HD video can be transmitted with near-zero latency and without consuming host processor resources.
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Broadcom currently accounts for close to 4% of the mobile baseband and application processor market.
Historically, Broadcom has lagged in the baseband and application processor market.
Our conviction in Qualcomm is derived not merely from the fact that the company currently has the biggest market share in both the app processor and baseband markets, but that it also has one of the most well-diversified customer base, with enough number of hardware partners for Apple alone to have a large impact.
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Nvidia announced its first LTE-integrated app processor, the Tegra 4i, and Broadcom introduced its first LTE baseband chip in the market.
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