ISSCC papers look toward high-definition handsets.

The article reports on the imminent arrival of high-definition (HD) video based on the contents of papers to be presented at the 2009 International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). It is noted that underlying technology in broadband communications to support the demanding data stream is now in silicon. The imminent arrival of HD video is supported by sufficient wireless bandwidth to deliver the bit stream, along with sufficient band flexibility to work with whatever broadband signal is available at the moment.