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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| 2009-06-04 | MEMS find place GPS, mobile apps MEMS find place GPS, mobile apps |
| 2009-06-02 | Power modules fit solar, UPS systems Power, GPS and hybrid modules provider Vincotech has released of two new product families featuring 3-level topologies dedicated to solar inverter and UPS applications. |
| 2009-05-26 | GPS solution tailored for outdoor navigation apps GPS solution tailored for outdoor navigation apps |
| 2009-05-20 | ST revenues up in flat car infotainment market Defying a flat year for the global automotive infotainment semiconductor market, STMicroelectronics NV achieved double-digit revenue growth in 2008 due in part to the success of its Cartesio product, a combined media processor and GPS baseband chip, according to iSuppli Corp. |
| 2009-05-04 | Mobile computing, CE apps propel GPS growth Mobile computing, CE apps propel GPS growth |
| 2009-04-17 | Rectifiers boast ultralow forward voltage drops Vishay Intertechnology Inc. has released two new Schottky rectifiers with ultralow forward voltage drops of 0.35 V at + 85°C and 0.4 V at + 25°C. |
| 2009-04-17 | Report: Another China GPS satellite takes off Report: Another China GPS satellite takes off |
| 2009-04-13 | Embedded GPS receiver targets timing apps Embedded GPS receiver targets timing apps |
| 2009-03-26 | Solution supports CTIA A-GPS over the air test Solution supports CTIA A-GPS over the air test |
| 2009-03-20 | GPS IC year-on-year growth rate slackens GPS IC year-on-year growth rate slackens |
| 2009-03-17 | Troposcatter devices operate over AN/TRC-170 Comtech Systems Inc. has demonstrated new on-air troposcatter communications products in conjunction with the AFCEA TechNet meeting. |
| 2009-03-16 | Broadcom hailed as top GPS IC vendor Broadcom hailed as top GPS IC vendor |
| 2009-03-13 | ESD device protects handset antennas California Micro Devices Corp. (CMD) has announced the PicoGuard CM1282, a single channel ESD protection device for the FM radio, GPS, Bluetooth and WLAN antennas used in advanced mobile handsets. |
| 2009-02-19 | GPS IC promises up to 165dBM sensitivity GPS IC promises up to 165dBM sensitivity |
| 2009-02-16 | GPS/GPRS chip cuts costs in handsets GPS/GPRS chip cuts costs in handsets |
| 2009-02-11 | Chip integrates flurry of RF features The race to get ever tighter integrated RF functionalities on to a single chip has hotted up again with Broadcom Corp. extending its combo chip line-up with a device integrating its GPS location-based IP, Bluetooth and FM radio. |
| 2009-02-04 | GPS module zooms into auto industry GPS module zooms into auto industry |
| 2009-02-04 | GPS contact transmits, receives signals above 1.8GHz GPS contact transmits, receives signals above 1.8GHz |
| 2009-01-30 | GPS Snitch gets scrutinized GPS Snitch gets scrutinized |
| 2009-01-26 | Market welcomes 'smallest' GPS combo handset device Market welcomes 'smallest' GPS combo handset device |
| 2009-01-19 | ITC: SiRF infringed 6 GPS-related patents ITC: SiRF infringed 6 GPS-related patents |
| 2009-01-14 | Reports: GPS, Wi-Fi to defy '09 slump Reports: GPS, Wi-Fi to defy '09 slump |
| 2008-12-16 | MEMS aim at consumer, networking apps SiTime Corp. offers two new MEMS chip families for high-frequency stability and multiple-frequency output realms of GPS, cellphones and mobile devices, as well as servers, routers and other networking equipment. |
| 2008-12-02 | Avago rolls GPS LNA with integrated FBAR filters Avago rolls GPS LNA with integrated FBAR filters |
| 2008-12-01 | Nüvi 205 expands horizon for GPS navigation system Nüvi 205 expands horizon for GPS navigation system |
| 2008-11-18 | SiRF powers Samsung GPS handsets in China SiRF powers Samsung GPS handsets in China |
| 2008-11-20 | Frequency synthesis and planning for PLL architectures In many applications, it is desired to generate a set of frequencies from a single source frequency. This source could be a temperature controlled crystal oscillator, a clock recovered from data, a recovered signal from GPS, or anything else that generates a fixed frequency. |
| 2008-11-03 | Wrong directions Have you ever been misled by your own e-navigation device? Stuff happens, but Jack Ganssle says that users are also responsible for the odd data they get. |
| 2008-10-31 | Qualcomm hit with new $1B GPS patent suit Qualcomm hit with new $1B GPS patent suit |
| 2008-10-30 | Consumer navigation faces long road to mass market The most important issue confronting navigation vendors is how to grow navigation beyond the current penetration rate of 20 percent to a virtually ubiquitous experience embraced by all layers of society in North America and Europe. |
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