Android gets native support for Broadcom's wireless combo chip

Broadcom said today that combo drivers for its Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/FM wireless chip have now been ported to the Android operating system. As a result, designers of future Android phones should be able to easily build the chip -- known as BCM4325 -- into their devices.

The company's combo chip becomes the first in the industry to achieve native support in Android, according to Broadcom officials. The chip provides advantages in space, power, cost and coexistence among wireless technologies, the company maintained in a statement. "We expect a plethora of products and applications to evolve from the connected Android platform in the not-so-distant future," predicted Chris Bergey, Director of Broadcom's Embedded WLAN line of business.