Article: Philips Semiconductors Delivers Industry Leading Two-Chip Global Positioning System Solution; Integration of Ashtech GPS Software and Philips Semiconductor Technology Enables Low-Cost, High-Performance Devices for Growing GPS Market.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 16, 1997--Philips Semiconductors today announced the worldwide availability of the SC 1575 Global Positioning System (GPS) correlator/controller chip and the SA 1570 RF front end mixer chip at the Institute of Navigation's annual meeting. The SC 1575 and SA 1570 were developed as a low-cost, fully-compatible GPS chipset solution by Philips Semiconductors and Ashtech, Inc., the leading provider of solutions for global positioning.

Targeted at automotive and marine vehicle navigation markets, the combination of the Philips SC 1575 and SA 1570 delivers the only two-chip GPS solution available to OEMs in volume. Based ...

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