As Broadcom's sixth generation combo chip, the BCM43341 offers OEMs unmatched size, power and cost advantages.

ENGADGET: Broadcom intros quad-combo, fast single-card wireless chipsets that put NFC at center stage

Broadcom also announced a single card solution combining its 5G WiFi combo chip with its industry-leading standalone NFC.

ENGADGET: Broadcom intros quad-combo, fast single-card wireless chipsets that put NFC at center stage

Broadcom's quad-combo chip and single card solution are now sampling with early access customers, with full production expected in Q1 2013.

ENGADGET: Broadcom intros quad-combo, fast single-card wireless chipsets that put NFC at center stage

The quad-combo chip also provides a flexible interface with multiple secure elements to ensure all payment business models are supported for today's market.

ENGADGET: Broadcom intros quad-combo, fast single-card wireless chipsets that put NFC at center stage

While the quad-combo will drive adoption in mass market devices, the single solution on a card integrates the industry's first 5G WiFi combo chip with the BCM20793 NFC chip, raising the performance bar for high-end smartphones and tablets.

ENGADGET: Broadcom intros quad-combo, fast single-card wireless chipsets that put NFC at center stage

The Broadcom-Qualcomm battle has echoes of the skirmish between Intel and AMD over PC chips, except theirs is a war over three key sockets in a smartphone: the processor (brain), the modem, and the connectivity combo chip.

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Its wireless connectivity solutions include its WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS SoC solutions, as well as a combo (all three solutions on one chip) SoC.

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The company announced the industry's first quad-combo to integrate certified NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and FM onto a single chip.

ENGADGET: Broadcom intros quad-combo, fast single-card wireless chipsets that put NFC at center stage