Broadcom SoC 'Powering' World's First Ultra HD Set-top for Android TV
Broadcom’s BCM7252 system-on-a-chip (SoC) is “powering” the world’s first Ultra HD set-top box for Android TV, the chip maker said Wednesday. The SoC is embedded in the Freebox set-top offered by Free, the French Internet TV provider, Broadcom said. The…
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BCM7252 delivers the performance and security levels required for Android TV certification and also is the first device to support HEVC-encoded, 10-bit 4K content at 60 frames a second, it said. The BCM7252 is in production and the Freebox is being shipped to subscribers starting this month, Broadcom said.