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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| 2008-06-30 | u-blox tool adds GPS to handheld apps u-blox tool adds GPS to handheld apps |
| 2008-06-25 | ...Smallest' GPS receiver has dual-antenna input ...Smallest' GPS receiver has dual-antenna input |
| 2008-06-23 | RF inductor fits military list for multiple security apps Gowanda recently launched an RF inductor series that is now on the military's Qualified Product List. The series is designed for RF military, aerospace and defense applications, which may be used in various applications such as space, satellite, radio, sonar, guidance and GPS. |
| 2008-06-18 | Galileo sets to achieve cosmic expectations Satellite navigation system, Galileo, has a wealth of R&D under way to ensure there will be working terminals available before the system is in its commercial operation by 2012 or 2013. |
| 2008-06-18 | LabVIEW toolkit does low-cost GPS testing LabVIEW toolkit does low-cost GPS testing |
| 2008-06-17 | ITC favors Broadcom on patent suit against SiRF The U.S. ITC has rejected claims by SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. that two of its GPS patents were infringed by Global Locate, a company Broadcom Corp. acquired in July 2007. |
| 2008-06-05 | Single chip houses cornucopia of wireless tech The seventh generation BlueCore silicon from CSR is here. |
| 2008-06-03 | A-GPS service arrives in India A-GPS service arrives in India |
| 2008-06-03 | Stollmann adds EDR features to its Bluetooth development kit Stollmann's BlueFace+MPA development kit for Bluetooth integration projects has been enhanced to support both simple pairing and the new Enhanced Data Rate Bluetooth extension. |
| 2008-06-03 | Advanced GPS devices roll from Atheros Advanced GPS devices roll from Atheros |
| 2008-05-29 | Trimble upgrades surface mount GPS receiver Trimble upgrades surface mount GPS receiver |
| 2008-05-29 | Freescale positions i.MX processor for portable multimedia devices Freescale Semiconductor introduces the i.MX37 multimedia applications processor—a highly advanced device for portable media player (PMP), mobile Internet and portable GPS navigation (PND) markets. |
| 2008-05-21 | SkyTraq intros 'highest-integration' GPS receiver SkyTraq intros 'highest-integration' GPS receiver |
| 2008-05-13 | Touchscreen controller frees up host processor The new STMPE811 from STMicroelectronics is a four-wire resistive touchscreen controller featuring autonomous functionality to minimize demands on the host processor. |
| 2008-05-13 | Galileo satellite sends first signals to Earth Giove-B, the test satellite for Europe's Galileo system, has sent its first navigation signals back to Earth, marking what the European Space Agency called 'a historic step,' showing that Galileo can work alongside the GPS system of the United States. |
| 2008-05-08 | RFMD restructures, veers away from wireless systems RFMD is reducing its investments in wireless systems, including cellular transceivers and GPS solutions, to focus on core IC component opportunities, including cellular front ends and other components. |
| 2008-05-08 | NXP, Siemens co-develop GPS/GSM-based toll system NXP, Siemens co-develop GPS/GSM-based toll system |
| 2008-04-30 | SoC integrates 12 ICs for smaller, cheaper PNDs SigmaTel has introduced an SoC processor for the portable navigation GPS market that integrates 12 previously-discrete ICs typically found in personal navigation devices. |
| 2008-04-22 | Report: GPS sector to become $1B market in 2012 Report: GPS sector to become $1B market in 2012 |
| 2008-04-17 | GPS faceoff: Garmin nuvi 750 vs. HP iPaq 310 GPS faceoff: Garmin nuvi 750 vs. HP iPaq 310 |
| 2008-04-11 | EU readies second Galileo satellite The European Commission announced that the second satellite for its Galileo navigation projected will be launched from Kazakhstan on Apr. 27. |
| 2008-04-10 | Mobile location-based services to hit $13.3B by 2013 Global revenues of mobile location-based services will hit $13.3 billion by 2013, up from an estimated $515 million in 2007, reported ABI Research. |
| 2008-04-08 | Low-cost devices drive Asia navigation market Lower-priced PNDs and GPS-enabled handsets will help boost the Asian navigation market with total shipments expected to hit 185 million in 2012, according to ABI Research. |
| 2008-04-03 | Board-to-FPC connector fits in low-profile devices Omron Electronic's new series of 0.4mm pitch SMD board-to-FPC connector may be used in low-profile end products such as PDAs, notebook computers, mobile phones, digital cameras, MP3 players, GPS devices and voice recorders. |
| 2008-04-02 | Measurement receiver supports all wireless techs in all RF bands Agilent has launched six new models for its W1314A measurement receiver platform designed to simultaneously measure all wireless technologies in all RF bands in a given market using a single unit. |
| 2008-04-02 | TI loads A-GPS, Bluetooth, ULP, FM on one chip TI loads A-GPS, Bluetooth, ULP, FM on one chip |
| 2008-04-01 | Re-architecting GPS for mobile phones Re-architecting GPS for mobile phones |
| 2008-03-31 | South Korea police wants GPS on all phones South Korea police wants GPS on all phones |
| 2008-03-19 | GPS disciplined oscillator consumes very low power GPS disciplined oscillator consumes very low power |
| 2008-03-18 | Secure digital flash cards aim at mission-critical apps Netlist has released its third solid-state product for the industrial market, the SD1.1 Industrial Grade Secure Digital flash card, which is aimed at mission-critical applications. |
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