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

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

And they expect Quad to become a widely used first-line therapy, since it consists of a single-tablet regimen and lacks neuropsychiatric side effects.

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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