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CSR and SiRF complete merger

2009-06-29

CSR and SiRF Technology Holdings said today they have completed their merger on Friday June 26. The combined CSR group enters the list of the top 10 fabless semiconductor companies, said a press release from CSR. Based on CSR's and SiRF's results for fiscal year 2008, on a pro forma basis,...

u-blox acquires Geotate for €5.5M

2009-03-30

Fabless GPS semiconductor u-blox Holding AG today announced the acquisition Geotate B.V. (a joint venture between Road Group Holding AG and NXP B.V.) for €5.5 million in cash. Geotate develops GPS geotagging solutions based on software GPS technology and related web services. This technology is...

Fastrax, MtekVision to integrate soft GPS into multimedia processors

2009-03-25

Fastrax and MtekVision have announced a partnership to integrate Fastrax Software GPS into MtekVision’s Maple-3 multimedia processors. This technology cooperation brings for the first time Fastrax Software GPS to existing customers using Maple-3 and Maple-3X media processors. MtekVision is...

SiRF and CSR announce merger

2009-02-10

GPS semiconductor specialist SiRF Technology Holdings today announced a definitive agreement under which SiRF and CSR plc, a leader in Bluetooth chipset, will merge in a stock-for-stock transaction to create a global leader in connectivity and location platforms. The Boards of Directors of both...

Atheros named to FORTUNE's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List

2008-09-23

Atheros Communications, Inc., a semiconductor vendor wireless and wired communications, has been named to FORTUNE's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies for 2008, ranking 19th on the list. Atheros was initially a WLAN vendor which expanded its product portfolio to feature...

NemeriX gets patent for multi-band GNSS RF receiver

2008-05-30

NemeriX, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in GPS solutions was granted on May 3, 2008 a new patent for a “single-chip multi-band GNSS RF receiver technology”, the company said this week. Multi-band GNSS RF receiver technology enables global positioning devices to...

Sigmatel announces processor solution dedicated to PNDs

2008-04-22

SigmaTel, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company specializing in consumer electronics solutions, today has announced a complete processor solution for the portable navigation GPS market, enabling lower system costs for portable navigation devices (PNDs). “The SigmaTel STMP3738 semiconductor...

Garmin sources mobile TV receiver from DiBcom

2008-04-09

DiBcom, a fabless semiconductor specializing in mobile TV chipsets, has announced today its technology will be powering the Garmin nüvi 900, the first Garmin device with mobile TV that is expected to hit the shelves this summer sold by wireless operator 3 Italy. Last month...

Start-up to launch innovative GPS chip, targets digital camera market

2008-01-24

Air Semiconductor, a fabless GPS semiconductor company formed in May 2006, has announced today its first product, Airwave1, that deliver low power continuous GPS tracking in order to solve the time to first fix issue for non-connected consumer electronics devices. Air Semiconductor claims its...

Lewis Boore, Nemerix: 'business is good'

2008-01-16

GPS Business News seized the opportunity of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to talk to Nemerix, a fabless GPS semiconductor provider, that closed last September a $22 million financing round. In this video interview Lionel Garin, Chief Technical Officer and...

NemeriX Appoints Managing Directors and Board Advisor

2007-10-04

NemeriX this week announced that it has appointed Mr. Luc Seraphin and Mr. Jacques Combet as Managing Directors. Luc Seraphin, who was promoted internally to Managing Director from VP World-Wide Sales & Business Development, originally joined NemeriX from Agere Systems,...

CSR announced new CEO

2007-09-25

CSR a the leading provider of wireless chipsets (Bluetooth, GPS, FM and WiFi) today announces Joep van Beurden, currently Chief Executive Officer of NexWave Inc, will join the Board of CSR and assume the role of Chief Executive Officer with effect from the 1 November, 2007....

NemeriX raises US$22M in additional funding

2007-09-17

NemeriX, a Switzerland-based fabless GPS semiconductor manufacteur, today announced the closing of a $22m (CHF 27m) financing round. All existing investors: Atila Venture Partners, Auriga Partners, Oak Investment Partners, PolyTechnos Venture-Partners and VI Partners participated....

GloNav to open an office in Asia Pacific

2007-07-25

GloNav Inc., a US-based fabless semiconductor company developing GPS solutions, today announced the opening of its Taiwan office to support cellular handset, personal navigation device (PND) and other consumer electronics makers in the Asia Pacific regions. Jeff Gray, vice president, Asia Pacific...

NemeriX partners with Bosch Sensortec to add vertical accuracy to GPS

2007-06-13

NemeriX, a Swiss fabless GPS semiconductor company, and Bosch Sensortec, a German supplier of MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems) sensors for consumer markets, have announced the successful integration of their technology to deliver vertical accuracy to GPS, improving turn by turn navigation...

Broadcom acquires Global Locate for US$226M

2007-06-12

Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Global Locate, Inc., a privately-held, fabless provider of GPS semiconductor products and software. Global...

Taiwanese OEM Wonde Proud chooses NemeriX’s GPS

2007-06-06

NemeriX, a Switzerland based fabless GPS semiconductor company, announced yesterday that Taiwan-based OEM Wonde Proud Technology has selected NemeriX for its new generation of GPS mouses, trackers and dataloggers. Wonde Proud's Director Marketing Mark Hu said, "We chose...

NemeriX shipped its 5 millionth front end GPS receiver

2007-05-15

NemeriX, the Swiss-based fabless semiconductor company specializing in ultra low power GPS, is announcing the shipment of the five millionth NemeriX NJ1006A RF IC. The NemeriX NJ1006A is a highly integrated, low noise RF front-end for Global Positioning Systems (GPS) receivers targeted toward...

u-Nav announces over 4 Million GPS chipsets shipped

2007-04-09

u-Nav Microelectronics, a fabless semi conductor company based in Irvine, California, announces over 4 million GPS chipsets shipped since June 2001. u-Nav was founded in January 2001 and specializes in low power and low cost GPS chipset for the navigation and tracking markets. Un-nav clients...

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CSR and SiRF complete merger

u-blox acquires Geotate for €5.5M

Fastrax, MtekVision to integrate soft GPS into multimedia processors

SiRF and CSR announce merger

Atheros named to FORTUNE's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List

NemeriX gets patent for multi-band GNSS RF receiver

Sigmatel announces processor solution dedicated to PNDs

Garmin sources mobile TV receiver from DiBcom

Start-up to launch innovative GPS chip, targets digital camera market

Lewis Boore, Nemerix: 'business is good'

NemeriX Appoints Managing Directors and Board Advisor

CSR announced new CEO

NemeriX raises US$22M in additional funding

GloNav to open an office in Asia Pacific

NemeriX partners with Bosch Sensortec to add vertical accuracy to GPS

Broadcom acquires Global Locate for US$226M

Taiwanese OEM Wonde Proud chooses NemeriX’s GPS

NemeriX shipped its 5 millionth front end GPS receiver

u-Nav announces over 4 Million GPS chipsets shipped

Panasonic, Nikon Ship New GPS-Enabled Cameras

Andrew Nash, Mediamobile: “Traffic Differentiation Not About How Many Countries You Cover, But Quality You Provide“

TomTom’s Fleet Management Service Now Oversees 180,000 Vehicles

France: Google Convicted of Abusing Dominant Position with GG Maps

Ride Sharing on the Rise in Germany, New Tech to Fuel Growth

Location Labs: 1 Billion Child’s Phone “Locates“ across AT&T, Sprint & T-Mobile networks

TomTom PNDs Available at U.S. Chevy Dealerships

Former NAVIGON CEO Leaves Garmin

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