New SiGe GPS chip breakthrough

摘要

Motorola, working with IBM Microelectronics, has announced a new technology for adding accurate location sensing to virtually any portable electronics product. The Instant GPS, is a self-contained, single-chip, assisted global positioning system (A-GPS) receiver small enough to fit into a wristwatch. Because it is the first truly single-chip GPS solution, it is expected to lead to a new generation of portable electronic products such as cameras that time- and location-stamp photos, PDAs with maps and real time navigation and E-911 compliant cellular phones that can find friends, family members, restaurants and nearby shops with goods on sale.