Product category: Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: Air Semiconductor | Subject: Airwave-1
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 01 February 2008
Location IC makes new use of GPS data
Airwave-1 requires as little as 1% of the power required by current GPS solutions and consumes only 1mA when continuously tracking.
Air Semiconductor has revealed its core technology and its first product, the Airwave-1 chip, which together will transform how location is used in portable devices Air's technology continuously tracks the user's location and consequently can also provide instant location updates, all with negligible power drain
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 11 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Airwave-1 requires as little as 1% of the power required by current GPS solutions and consumes only 1mA when continuously tracking.