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Product category: Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: Atmel Corporation | Subject: ATR0635
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 15 June 2006

Single-chip receiver tracks weak GPS
signals

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Single-chip device integrates a complete Antaris 4 GPS receiver including ROM-based SuperSense software in a 96-pin BGA package.

Atmel Corporation and u-blox have released their latest weak-signal tracking GPS technology in an ultrasmall form factor The new single-chip ATR0635 measures just 7 x 10mm, and integrates a complete Antaris 4 GPS receiver including ROM-based SuperSense software in a 96-pin BGA package

The small size plus the extremely low power consumption (62mW in continuous power mode) make the ROM-based ATR0635 an excellent fit for handheld and mobile applications such as mobile phones, PDAs, smartphones, after-market navigational products, and recreati