GPS Receiver IC drives mobile device functionality.(Broadcom's New GPS Receiver Solution for Mobile Devices Sets Benchmarks for Performance, Size and Integration)(Company overview)

Used for tracking and navigation in mobile devices, BCM4751 employs parallel, hardware correlator architecture that results in accelerated signal searches, real-time navigation, and optimized tracking sensitivity. It allows GPS-enabled mobile devices to detect very weak signals and supports other satellite constellations, such SBAS and QZSS. With 30 mm[sup.2] PCB footprint, receiver integrates RF and baseband processor, band-pass filter, TCXO, and passives.

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Provides Faster Signal Searches, Accurate Real-Time Navigation, Improved Tracking Sensitivity and Very Low Average Power Consumption

IRVINE, Calif. - Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced its next generation single-chip global positioning system (GPS) solution for mobile devices. This latest GPS receiver sets new standards in performance and low power consumption with state-of-the-art sensitivity and navigation performance, and provides the smallest printed circuit board (PCB) footprint when compared to competitive solutions. The new Broadcom[R] BCM4751 GPS receiver solution and associated …