| 2008-09-23 |
Actions Semi teams up with GPS map provider |
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China fabless IC company Actions Semiconductor Co. Ltd has signed a strategic software agreement with GPS map provider, Ritu Information Systems Inc |
| 2008-09-17 |
Mobile TV leaves handset operators behind |
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A host of mobile TV chip companies demonstrated devices that are designed to turn popular consumer devices such as the Apple's iPod, Sony's PlayStation 3 and portable GPS navigation units into terrestrial digital TV receivers |
| 2008-09-08 |
Timing module tracks GPS signals |
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NDK has introduced its NCR-46 embedded timing module with an integrated GPS receiver that will automatically track and receive signals from GPS satellites and deliver a highly precise 1pps output aligned UTC |
| 2008-09-05 |
Avago introduces GPS LNA with integrated FBAR filter |
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Avago Technologies has announced the availability of its next-generation high-gain GPS low noise amplifier with integrated filter |
| 2008-08-27 |
Marvel inks GPS licensing deal with Trimble |
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Marvell and Trimble have entered into a GPS software technology licensing agreement |
| 2008-08-21 |
Modules synchronize time, frequency of data systems |
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Symmetricom has launched its latest PCI time and frequency processor modules, the bc635PCI-V2 and GPS referenced bc637PCI-V2, providing precise time and frequency references to host computers and peripheral data acquisition systems |
| 2008-08-12 |
Judge affirms SiRF's patent infringement |
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The pending case whether SiRF has infringed some patents of Broadcom is over. The U.S. International Trade Commission judge has ruled that SiRF has infringed six patents related to improving GPS processing and sensitivity |
| 2008-08-05 |
Tuner IP cuts costs, minimizes risks for GPS developers |
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MIPS's silicon-proven GPS RF tuner IP integrates low-noise RF front-end for GPS receivers, enabling embedded system designers to reduce costs and time-to-market for next-generation GPS devices |
| 2008-08-01 |
Chips work on improving GPS signal levels |
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As mobile handset providers include GPS functionality into their phones at more promising levels, attention is turning to the design and drop-in capability of its functions. Although presently much attention has been directed toward GPS DSPs, they are only part of the GPS success story |
| 2008-07-28 |
GPS apps get immunity to interference via LNA |
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Infineon Technologies AG has introduced a high-sensitivity low noise amplifier (LNA) with a best-in-class noise figure for GPS applications |
| 2008-07-18 |
High-stability TCXOs aim at mobile GPS market |
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Epson Toyocom Corp. has begun volume production of crystal products that employ the company's photo AT chips, a new series of temperature compensated crystal oscillators for the mobile GPS terminal market |
| 2008-07-18 |
MTNet taps Aeroflex platform for CDMA, A-GPS test |
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MTNet, the CDMA Certification Forum (CCF) accredited conformance test lab established within China's Ministry of Information Industries, has standardized on the Aeroflex 6402 AIME CDMA test platform for 1xEV-DO Rev A and A-GPS testing |
| 2008-07-10 |
Power management IC eyes mobile GPS |
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The AAT2603 from Advanced Analogic Technologies, a power management IC targeted at mobile GPS devices, PMPs and other handheld mobile systems operating off a single Li-ion battery |
| 2008-07-09 |
CSSP platforms expand smart phones' connectivity |
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QuickLogic has announced the availability of a versatile upgrade path for smart phone developers. A high-speed UART provides a mechanism for interfacing to some GPS chipsets, while another SDIO port offers a simple means of connecting embedded Wi-Fi chipsets |
| 2008-06-30 |
u-blox tool adds GPS to handheld apps |
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u-blox has launched a miniature GPS module designed for high-volume, mass-market applications that require fast, accurate positioning at a low cost |
| 2008-06-25 |
...Smallest' GPS receiver has dual-antenna input |
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SiGe Semiconductor Inc. has released the SE4150L GPS radio receiver featuring dual-antenna input capability for next-generation GPS systems |
| 2008-06-23 |
RF inductor fits military list for multiple security apps |
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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 |
LabVIEW toolkit does low-cost GPS testing |
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National Instruments has announced the NI GPS Toolkit for LabVIEW, an extension of the graphical system design environment that expands the NI RF PXI platform to include multi-satellite GPS signal simulation |
| 2008-06-17 |
ITC favors Broadcom on patent suit against SiRF |
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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 |
| 2008-06-03 |
A-GPS service arrives in India |
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India's Tata Teleservices will commercially deploy a new location-based service that is the first to use Qualcomm Inc.'s Assisted GPS (A-GPS) technology in the country |
| 2008-06-03 |
Advanced GPS devices roll from Atheros |
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Atheros Communications' newest ROCm GPS solution consists of its second-generation, single-chip GPS receiver, the AR1511, and companion ORION 3.0 software suite |
| 2008-05-29 |
Freescale positions i.MX processor for portable multimedia devices |
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Freescale Semiconductor introduces the i.MX37 multimedia applications processor¡ªa highly advanced device for portable media player (PMP), mobile Internet and portable GPS navigation (PND) markets |
| 2008-05-29 |
Trimble upgrades surface mount GPS receiver |
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Trimble has introduced the Copernicus II GPS receiver, a thumbnail-sized, surface-mount, high sensitivity module that features major advancements in signal tracking |
| 2008-05-21 |
SkyTraq intros 'highest-integration' GPS receiver |
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SkyTraq has introduced the Venus634LP GPS receiver, touted to be the highest-integration single-chip GPS receiver using its low-power Venus6T GPS architecture |
| 2008-05-13 |
Galileo satellite sends first signals to Earth |
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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 |
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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 |
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NXP and Siemens Mobility have partnered to develop NXP's new Automotive Telematics On Board Unit Platform into the 'single-chip on-board unit' system based on GPS for use in private vehicles |
| 2008-04-30 |
SoC integrates 12 ICs for smaller, cheaper PNDs |
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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 |
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GPS unit sales will hit $1 billion in 2012, according to the 2008 Semiconductor Applications Report from Future Horizons |
| 2008-04-17 |
GPS faceoff: Garmin nuvi 750 vs. HP iPaq 310 |
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GPS systems are forecasted to be one of the top growth areas for consumer products in 2008, with a number of different manufacturers offering different approaches to a GPS solution but all having relatively similar form |
| 2008-04-08 |
Low-cost devices drive Asia navigation market |
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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 |
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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 |
TI loads A-GPS, Bluetooth, ULP, FM on one chip |
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TI is launching at week's CTIA wireless conference the NaviLink 6.0, said to be the first chip to integrate A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.1 and ULP, as well as FM capability |
| 2008-04-01 |
Re-architecting GPS for mobile phones |
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Existing GPS technologies were designed for in-car personal navigation devices (PNDs), for which power savings are not so important, and as GPS moves into the mobile handset, there is a need to rethink how and where the technology is implemented and how the GPS functions are controlled |
| 2008-03-31 |
South Korea police wants GPS on all phones |
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Due to recent criminal events, the South Korea National Police Agency announced plans to install GPS on all cellphones nationwide while introducing RFID tags |
| 2008-03-19 |
GPS disciplined oscillator consumes very low power |
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Jackson Labs has unveiled its FireFly product, an extremely small OCXO-based GPS disciplined oscillator that meets Stratum-1 requirements with very low-power consumption |
| 2008-03-18 |
Test platform fully supports W-CMDA A-GPS conformance testing |
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Aeroflex has announced that the Aeroflex 6401 AIME A-GPS is the only test platform available that supports the industry-standard TTCN A-GPS protocol test cases as well as the Minimum Performance tests and the OMA SUPL V1.0 conformance tests |
| 2008-03-13 |
Garmin embeds ST processors in navigation products |
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STMicroelectronics' Cartesio automotive-grade application processor SoC with embedded GPS will be implemented inside several products from Garmin, including the company's new n?vi 205 navigation system |
| 2008-03-06 |
GPS modules tailored for synchronization, timing apps |
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Connor-Winfield has developed the TiMax TI125 surface-mount GPS module for use in synchronization and timing applications |
| 2008-03-04 |
Zener diode micro-assemblies protect car infotainment devices |
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Tyco Electronics' new Zener diode micro-assemblies feature a higher hold current of 2.3A, and are designed to help protect circuits in GPS, smart phones, game consoles, portable media players and other video-based peripherals that can be charged in the car |
| 2008-03-03 |
Maximize multiband handset performance |
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Cellphones have moved rapidly from dual-band to tri-band to even quad-band. Also, cellphones need to handle various signals for peripheral radios such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS. Ultimately, it is the RF switch that must be capable of switching up to nine paths of high-power RF signals with low insertion loss, high isolation and exceptional linearity to realize the necessary multiband performance |
| 2008-02-28 |
GPS goes beyond navigation to video games |
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By combining GPS and a digital compass with accelerometers, HP Lab's Mediascape platform lets gamers 'become a mouse and a gamepad,' said Patrick Goddi, a senior researcher at HP Labs |
| 2008-02-19 |
Apple, Google, Nokia spark shift in carrier market |
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Apple's iPhone, Google's Android OS platform and Nokia's Maps 2.0 GPS technology may have just taken the reigns out of the hands of cellular network operators on services, applications, device definitions and most of all¡ªprices |
| 2008-02-13 |
A-GPS gets boost with Rx, ST cooperation |
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Rx Networks and STMicroelectronics are developing a modular extended ephemeris solution based on Rx Networks' GPStream technology and optimized for ST's GPS chipset portfolio |
| 2008-02-12 |
GPS-enabled Nokia handsets bring real-time traffic info |
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Nokia and University of California Berkeley researchers have tested a technology that could transform the way drivers navigate through congested highways and obtain information about road conditions. |
| 2008-02-08 |
GPS turns cellphone into handy navigation device |
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As an alternative to pricey personal navigation devices, you might consider upgrading your cellphone to one with a built-in GPS and paying as little as $4.16 per month to have it give you directions |
| 2008-02-06 |
NXP's GloNav acquisition yields 'smallest' GPS solution |
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Shortly after the closing of its acquisition of GloNav, NXP Semiconductors announced its first single-chip A-GPS solution, claimed to be the industry's smallest, lowest-power, lowest-system-cost GPS solution |
| 2008-02-04 |
Qualcomm, Mio to co-develop connected PNDs |
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Taiwan-based GPS device maker Mio Technology has partnered with Qualcomm for the development of connected PNDs, which could deliver GPS and cellular connectivity for real-time traffic updates, voice call capabilities and more |
| 2008-01-28 |
CSR ventures into mobile location with e-GPS |
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CSR plc is set to introduce at the first product in its push into mobile location, an enhanced-GPS technology that integrates software-based GPS with cellular measurements |
| 2008-01-24 |
GPS to see huge market in 2013, reports ABI |
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The use of GPS in consumer, business and industrial environments such as telematics and asset tracking will continue to grow, driving the market to grow to over 900 million units by 2013 |
| 2008-01-23 |
CSR allies with Samsung on mobile GPS modules |
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CSR announced that it has halved the cost of embedded GPS solutions through a collaboration with Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co |
| 2008-01-09 |
Mapping GPS' path to handsets |
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While personal navigation devices (PNDs) and location-based services in cellphones make it easier for consumers to find their ways, the path to integrating GPS capability to handsets is not that clear |
| 2008-01-02 |
Keeping track of GPS' rosy future |
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Initiatives from wireless operators and a U.S. government mandate are set to more than quadruple the global shipments of mobile handsets equipped with GPS capability from 2006 to 2011 |
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