Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) announced a portfolio of broadband semiconductor solutions designed for AI applications, including a 50G PON gateway system-on-chip and Wi-Fi 8 products.

The Palo Alto-based company said its broadband Edge AI portfolio includes seven product categories spanning Wi-Fi 8 silicon, residential and enterprise networking solutions, and fixed wireless access platforms. The lineup features embedded neural processing units intended to enable local AI processing capabilities.

The company's 50G ITU PON Gateway SoC includes an embedded neural processing unit and represents what Broadcom describes as the first chip of its kind. The portfolio also includes a joint 5G and Wi-Fi 8 fixed wireless access platform developed with Samsung.

"By deploying NPUs across our Wi-Fi 8 and broadband solutions, we empower service providers to secure user privacy, reduce network congestion, and deliver the multi-gigabit, sub-millisecond connectivity that enables the AI era," said Vijay Nagarajan, vice president of marketing in Broadcom's Wireless and Broadband Communications Division.

The product family encompasses solutions for residential, enterprise, and carrier markets. The residential offerings include dual-band system-on-chips with accelerated processing units, while enterprise products combine Wi-Fi 8 with multi-gigabit Ethernet capabilities.

Broadcom's Wi-Fi 8 products target mesh systems, Ethernet routers, and extenders for home networking applications. The company also introduced a 10G PON and Wi-Fi 8 residential gateway platform for broadband markets.

The semiconductor company said the solutions aim to address network latency requirements for AI applications, particularly conversational AI assistants that require rapid response times. The products include processing capabilities designed to route compute tasks between edge devices and cloud infrastructure.

Information in this article is based on a company press release.