RE: ASIC PartnerBoth Philips and Broadcom are excellent.
I would think that Philips may make more sense
since they Acquired VLSI who did the Bluetooth
chips in the UK for Ericsson they may have more RF
experience.
Broadcom on the other hand certainly is a quality shop, and adding a wireless version of their
cable modem chip set would be interesting.
Either way both companies are excellent. My
preference as you know was ST Microelectronics
becuase they are so price agressive and can handle
huge volumes without blinking an eye.
Regards