Broadcom has launched a new 802.11n chip that also enhances the data rate for Bluetooth and FM radio in mobile phones and mobile devices. According to Computerworld, the BCM4329 chip will enter volume production next year and be made available for product use by the end of 2009.

Because the chip is more energy-efficient than current 802.11g chips, Chris Bergey, director of Broadcom's embedded wireless line of business, believes it will be quickly adopted in cell phones. EE Times reports that nearly one-third of mobile phones and other wireless devices will use chips that support multiple wireless links. Broadcom's combo chip provides common memory and power management blocks for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM.