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Article: ABI Research: GPS IC Shipments Will Approach 450 Million in 2010
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- October 2, 2009
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Wireless News
10-02-2009
ABI Research: GPS IC Shipments Will Approach 450 Million in 2010
Type: News
According to ABI Research, while GPS IC shipment growth slowed during 2009, next year should see a 30 percent increase in shipments.
The firm found that the unabated interest in GPS-enabled smartphones during the recession has been a life-saver for the GPS IC industry, and future growth will be fueled by the integration of GPS in feature phones across Europe and Asia, and its appearance in an ever-growing number of new consumer form factors such as MIDs, netbooks, media players, gaming consoles, GPS watches, digital cameras, and connected cars.
"With GPS well on the way to becoming a ...