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Article: Fujitsu Microelectronics and Global Locate Introduce GL-16000 IC for Wireless Global Positioning System Applications; Companies will Co-Brand Low-power Baseband Processor In New Stage of Ongoing Collaboration.
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- PR Newswire
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- February 26, 2002
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and Global Locate Inc., a leading developer of wireless location technology, today jointly introduced a fast, low-power receiver that lets wireless phones receive GPS satellite signals indoors.
Designed to add location capabilities to wireless products, the GL-16000 GPS Baseband Processor has 500 times more hardware correlators than a typical GPS receiver, providing fast start-up, with a time-to-first-fix of 250 milliseconds. The chip requires less than 0.0005 percent of battery charge per fix, far lower than competing technologies. The processor is capable of acquiring satellite signals below ...