Texas Instruments: TI Single Chip Solution Drives GPS into Mainstream Mobile Phones; Industry's Smallest GPS Single Chip, High Performance NaviLink 5.0 Solution Spurs Growth of Location Based Services.

(From M2 Presswire)

DALLAS - Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) {NYSE: TXN} today announced a new single-chip device that is expected to drive GPS applications into mainstream mobile phones. Built on TI's innovative DRP single-chip technology, the NaviLink 5.0 solution has a footprint of 25mm2, delivering high performance with the industry's smallest solution size and lowest bill of materials, making GPS more affordable to accelerate adoption in mobile phones. The new NaviLink 5.0 GPS receiver architecture provides fast "time to first fix" (TTFF) in weak signal conditions typical in metropolitan areas and deep indoor environments. With GPS available in more handsets, operators can broadly …