What is GPS?
| Acronym for Global Positioning System. A series of 24 geosynchronous satellites that continuously transmit their position. Used in personal tracking, navigation and automatic vehicle location technologies. GPS was developed and is operated by the U.S. Department of Defense (U.S. DoD). Inherent errors implemented by the U.S. DoD create inaccuracies of more than 100m. Europe is building its own civilian-run positioning system, called Galileo. Its network of 30 satellites should be fully operational in 2010. |
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| 2009-10-19 | Cellular router packs 3G, Ethernet, GPS, Wi-Fi Cellular router packs 3G, Ethernet, GPS, Wi-Fi |
| 2009-10-14 | GPS processor eases location integration GPS processor eases location integration |
| 2009-10-13 | GPS handsets to drive mobile navigation downloads GPS handsets to drive mobile navigation downloads |
| 2009-10-12 | GPS antennas suit M2M telematics apps GPS antennas suit M2M telematics apps |
| 2009-10-08 | Renesas aids intelligent transport test in China Renesas and the city of Changchun, China have carried out a verification test of the commercial Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) using public buses. |
| 2009-10-06 | ABI sees GPS IC shipment rebound in 2010 ABI sees GPS IC shipment rebound in 2010 |
| 2009-09-29 | Grandmaster clock delivers precise time over Ethernet Symmetricom has released the XLi IEEE 1588 PTP v2 Grandmaster, a GPS referenced grandmaster clock and IEEE 1588 measurement and validation tool supporting PTP Version 2. |
| 2009-09-24 | NXP, Skymeter cooperate on road pricing They will develop a GPS-based vehicle positioning system compliant with cross-border interoperability needs. |
| 2009-09-23 | GPS LNA packs pre-/post-high rejection filters GPS LNA packs pre-/post-high rejection filters |
| 2009-09-17 | Duo delivers wireless connectivity to smart grid market Texas Instruments Inc. and Enfora have announced an expansion of their joint initiatives to provide wireless connectivity solutions for the smart grid and logistics/supply chain markets. |
| 2009-09-10 | DVB-T receiver delivers -91dBm sensitivity Asuka Semiconductor Inc.'s new DVB-T receiver module offers -91dBm sensitivity and 1W power consumption. |
| 2009-09-07 | GPS IC boasts improved weak signal acquisition GPS IC boasts improved weak signal acquisition |
| 2009-09-04 | PNDs fall with rise of GPS-equipped phones PNDs fall with rise of GPS-equipped phones |
| 2009-09-02 | GPS stays strong in sport, fitness markets GPS stays strong in sport, fitness markets |
| 2009-08-21 | Switch with backlit illumination suits GPS apps Switch with backlit illumination suits GPS apps |
| 2009-08-20 | GPS receiver tailored for automotive apps GPS receiver tailored for automotive apps |
| 2009-08-07 | Touchscreen controller market to hit $2.3B by 2014 As touchscreen functionality becomes more important to the consumer experience, sales of touchscreen device components will grow exponentially over the next five years. |
| 2009-07-30 | Processor packs GPS for in-car navigation systems Processor packs GPS for in-car navigation systems |
| 2009-07-14 | Touchscreen basics: Technology, design Understand the touchscreen technology ecosystem and availability. |
| 2009-07-08 | Strong growth seen in Asia handset navigation ABI Research forecasts that the number of paying handset-based turn-by-turn navigation users will increase to 26 million by the end of 2010, with Asia Pacific expected to have the strongest growth. |
| 2009-07-07 | GPS receiver touts 30ns timing accuracy GPS receiver touts 30ns timing accuracy |
| 2009-07-03 | Antenna touts higher efficiency in small form Yageo Corp. has announced the 1044 SMD LP patch antenna that is half the size of traditional chip computers, yet achieves 80 percent better efficiency for GPS applications in personal navigation devices, smart phones and notebooks. |
| 2009-07-03 | Merger to bring new era of connectivity, location CSR plc and SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. have completed the merger between SiRF and a wholly owned subsidiary of CSR, creating a pure play provider of connectivity and location platforms. |
| 2009-07-01 | Road user charging piloted in Eindhoven To address the worsening traffic congestion in Eindhoven, Netherlands, NXP and IBM have jointly developed a system whereby users are charged for road use based on road type, time of day and environmental factors. |
| 2009-06-25 | Simulation toolkit eases GPS receiver testing Simulation toolkit eases GPS receiver testing |
| 2009-06-25 | IBM injects $100M on mobile comms research IBM Corp. is investing $100 million in mobile research over the next five years in an effort to recreate mobile services for businesses and consumers. |
| 2009-06-17 | Analysis: SiRF's ticket to survival SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. is not in a good place. The GPS chip supplier faces a declining market for PNDs; increasingly tougher competition for design-wins in mobile handsets; and on-going legal entanglements with Global Locate. |
| 2009-06-11 | u-blox gets China handsets GPS-enabled u-blox gets China handsets GPS-enabled |
| 2009-06-09 | Buck regulator delivers fast transient response From Fairchild Semiconductor comes the FAN8060 highly efficient synchronous buck regulator that offers user-definable features to optimize performance. |
| 2009-06-09 | Low-power RF chip mimics inner ear Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers claim to have developed a fast, low-power radio chip imitating the human inner ear, or cochlea. |
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