u-blox
U - blox is a fabless semiconductor provider of electronic systems in the field of positioning and wireless communication solutions for the consumer, industrial and automotive markets and operates according to the principle fabless (excluding own production). The company develops and sells chips and modules that support the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS ), including receiver for GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou and QZSS, as well as GSM, UMTS and CDMA2000 modem for wireless communication.
U -blox was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Thalwil, Switzerland. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and has offices in the USA, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, India, Italy, Belgium, Finland, the UK and Australia.
The range of u- blox includes semiconductor devices, software, services and reference designs that support the combined applications for wireless communication and GPS / GNSS. This enables the company to provide complete solutions for a wide range of location-based services and M2M applications ( machine-to -machine communication ), which are based on the convergence of 2G-/3G-Wireless-Technologie and satellite navigation.
Related Technologies
- Assisted GPS: The online service available worldwide Assisted GPS (A -GPS) enables the GPS receiver from u -blox to calculate a position even with very weak signals within seconds.
- Dead Reckoning ( dead reckoning ): the case of weak or missing GPS signals (eg in tunnels or parking garages ) allows the dead reckoning technology from u -blox (Automotive Dead Reckoning, ADR ) uninterruptible vehicle navigation based on direction and distance values provided by external sensors.
- Anti -jamming: Modern mechanisms for suppressing interference signals and an innovative RF architecture enable the integration of the GPS receiver from u -blox even in the vicinity of RF sources: in mobile computers, mobile phones, PNDs ( personal navigation devices) and vehicle - dashboards.
- " Locate Cell ®": The in the wireless modules integrated u-blox wireless location technology Cell Locate increases the reliability and supports the hybrid positioning in buildings based on GPS data and the attributes of mobile networks.
- Timing: The technology of GPS time synchronization of u- blox enables globally distributed synchronize computer and telecommunications systems, their time accurately, continuously and cost-effectively.
The GPS and wireless products from u -blox are as well as their complete solutions of over 3500 worldwide OEM manufacturers used in integrated GPS and wireless applications, such as fleet management, remote monitoring and control, wireless data transmission, asset tracking and people tracking, navigation, emergency call systems (eCall, ERA- GLONASS), recreational equipment, cameras, portable computers and mobile phones.