Loading ...Do you know where you are? GPS, or global positioning systems, can tell you about it accurately. Yeah, it can put you on the map electronically — even into your hand. The advance mobile users really love this feature. Atheros Communications, Inc. announced a new innovation in this field.
Atheros offers a new member of its Radio-on-Chip for Mobile (ROCm(r)) family of GPS solutions that targets mobile phones, Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) and Personal Media Players (PMPs).
GPS was originally intended for military applications, but sincethe 1980s, the the system made available for civilian use and then evolved for business use. GPS works in any weather conditions, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day.
Atheros’ new solution consists of its second-generation, single-chip GPS receiver, the AR1511, and companion ORION 3.0 software suite. This combination is ideally suited for integrating advanced navigation functions into mobile devices, with state-of-the-art Assisted GPS (AGPS) technology, advanced parallel search, and industry-leading tracking sensitivity of -160dBm, which together enable the most rapid and accurate location determination while conserving device battery power.
“With the AR1511 and ORION 3.0 combo, Atheros is delivering state-of-the-art AGPS for today’s mobile phone, PND and PMP users, enabling quicker fix times that result in extended battery life,” said Greg Winner, general manager of Atheros’ GPS business unit. “Unlike most GPS silicon providers, we offer both standalone and hosted designs that enable our customers to add GPS to virtually any type of mobile consumer device.”
