BCM1180 - High-Performance VoIP Multimedia Processor

High-Performance VoIP Multimedia Processor

The BCM1180 is a high-quality video and multimedia processor for advanced desktop multimedia VoIP products. Based on the VideoCore®II processing engine, the BCM1180 is software compatible with the established VideoCore® family, allowing rapid development of next-generation products and backward compatibility for applications software. This highly integrated solution combines video and audio processing, polyphonic sound synthesis, an LCD controller, and SRAM on a single chip while retaining long battery life.

The BCM1180 fully programmable architecture enables the full range of multimedia codecs to be implemented in software. This provides total flexibility to the system designer without the costly overhead and time-to-market uncertainty of hardware accelerators.

  • The BCM1180 is a video and multimedia coprocessor that enables advanced Voice over IP desktop phone products
  • The BCM1180 is die-compatible with the BCM2702, Broadcom's most power-efficient and high-performance mobile multimedia processor, and is designed and optimized for video record/playback and video conferencing
  • Highly integrated solution combining video and audio processing, polyphonic sound synthesis, an LCD controller, and SRAM on a single chip
  • Broadcom provides a fully integrated video over IP software suite enabling OEMs to develop video phone products quickly