Sirf Technology, Inc
San Jose, CA 95112
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GIS Software combines GPS with dead-reckoning.
Employing algorithms that utilize closely coupled GPS and dead-reckoning sensor measurements, SiRFDiRect(TM) delivers accurate positioning, even if GPS signals are weak or blocked such as in dense urban canyons and tunnels. Combining SiRFstarIIIÃ-® architecture with heading and acceleration sensors, it offers in-dash vehicle positioning quality in portable navigation devices. Software allows...
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Industry Leading SiRFstarIII Brings Location Awareness to Latest Mobile Platform Innovations to be Demonstrated at IDF INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, BEIJING, April 17 -- SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRF), a leading provider of GPS-enabled silicon and premium software location platforms, today revealed its industry leading SiRFstarIII(TM) architecture will provide the GPS-based location...
Read More »Location Leaders Join Hands to Expand Location Based Services
Trueposition Partners With Sirf to Deliver Hybrid Location Delivery Platform to Carriers SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 14 /-- In an effort to broaden and accelerate the deployment of location-based services (LBS), SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRF) and TruePosition, Inc., will collaborate on the integration of SiRFLoc(TM) -- SiRF's patented, multimode A-GPS architecture -- into TruePosition's...
Read More »A-GPS Chip addresses space constraints of cell phones.
Housed in 2 x 6 x 1.0 mm, 77-pin BGA chip, ROM-based GSCi-5000 Receiver utilizes 90 nm CMOS and 0.18 micron SiGe process technologies. It features integrated low noise amplifier, fractional synthesizer, and technology that minimizes impact of RF jamming and compression issues. Compliant with 3GPP requirements, unit supports Mobile Station-based, MS-assisted, autonomous, and multimode operation....
Read More »GPS Chips extend battery life of navigation devices.
Utilizing 90 nm CMOS, 0.25 micron BiCMOS process technologies, SiRFstarIII-LT GSC3LT and GSC3LTi provide position, speed, heading, and time information. Housed in 7 x 7 x 1.2 mm, 153-pin BGA chip, Model GSC3LT includes self-sufficient power management, power-on reset circuitry, low noise amplifier control, and TCXO voltage supply and control. Model GSC3LTi is packaged in 6 x 6 x 1.2 mm, 120-pin...
Read More »GPS Chipset integrates total functionality in one package.
SiRFstarIIx chipsets are available in GSC2x, GSC2xr, and GSC2xrx versions that integrate RF and baseband into one package; models GSC2xr and GSC2xrx also eliminate need for external flash memory. Measuring 10 x 7 mm, single-chip solutions require 60 mW power for nominal operation and 25 mW for TricklePower operation. Internal software allows use of various configurations from blinking LEDs and...
Read More »SiRF and Intel Sign a Collaboration Agreement
Jointly Developed Products Aim to Make Location and Wireless Connectivity Mainstream in Mobile Devices SAN JOSE, Calif., July 31 / -- SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRF), a leading provider of GPS-enabled silicon and premium software location platforms, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SiRF Technology, Inc., has signed a license and joint development agreement with Intel...
Read More »SiRF Technology Completes Acquisition of Centrality Communications
Strong, Value-Added SoC Product Portfolio To Broaden SiRF's Multifunction Offerings SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 6 / -- SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRF), a leading provider of GPS-enabled silicon and premium software location platforms, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Centrality Communications Inc., a privately held developer of navigation processor solutions for...
Read More »GIS Software combines GPS with dead-reckoning.
Employing algorithms that utilize closely coupled GPS and dead-reckoning sensor measurements, SiRFDiRect(TM) delivers accurate positioning, even if GPS signals are weak or blocked such as in dense urban canyons and tunnels. Combining SiRFstarIIIÃ-® architecture with heading and acceleration sensors, it offers in-dash vehicle positioning quality in portable navigation devices. Software allows...
Read More »SiRF Technology to Acquire Centrality Communications to Strengthen Its Multifunction Location Platform Strategy
Navigation and Multimedia SoCs broaden SiRF's Multifunction Offerings SAN JOSE, Calif., June 21 -- SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRF), a leading provider of GPS-enabled silicon and premium software location platforms, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Centrality Communications Inc, a leading developer of navigation processor solutions for mobile...
Read More »SiRF GPS Powers New Intel Ultra Mobile Solutions
Industry Leading SiRFstarIII Brings Location Awareness to Latest Mobile Platform Innovations to be Demonstrated at IDF INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, BEIJING, April 17 -- SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRF), a leading provider of GPS-enabled silicon and premium software location platforms, today revealed its industry leading SiRFstarIII(TM) architecture will provide the GPS-based location...
Read More »SiRF Announces Agreement Designed to Facilitate the Development of Location-Enabled Services
CTIA, ORLANDO, Fla., March 28: SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRF) today announced an agreement with Motorola that will further enable the global developer community to harness the power of location for application development. Through this agreement, Motorola and SiRF will harmonize their respective location-enabling APIs, making it possible for location applications to be written once,...
Read More »NEC and SiRF Achieve A-GPS Milestone With Successful Secure User Plane Protocol Interoperability Testing
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 9: Achieving a key milestone towards the widespread adoption of the Secure User Plane for Location (SUPL) protocol, NEC Corporation (NASDAQ:NIPNY), NEC Europe Ltd. and SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRF) today announced the successful completion of assisted-GPS (A-GPS) interoperability testing in London on a commercial GPRS/WCDMA network. The success of the...
Read More »SiRF Teams with Skyhook Wireless to Deliver GPS-WiFi Hybrid Positioning to Accelerate Location-Based Services
SAN JOSE, Calif. and BOSTON, Feb. 9:SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRF), a leading provider of GPS-enabled silicon and premium software location platforms, and Skyhook Wireless, Inc., provider of the Wi-Fi Positioning System(TM) (WPS), today announced that SiRF has licensed the WPS in order to create a single positioning system for wireless carriers that combines the best of both GPS and...
Read More »Tyco Electronics Joins SiRF VAM Program - Plans Release of Module Family Based on SiRFstarIII Architecture
MUNICH, Germany and SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SiRF Technology Inc. and Tyco Electronics Power Systems announced this week that Tyco Electronics has joined the SiRF Value Added Manufacturer (VAM) program. As a SiRF VAM, Tyco Electronics will release a family of GPS module products based on SiRF's award winning SiRFstarIII architecture. The first of Tyco Electronics'...
Read More »Location Leaders Join Hands to Expand Location Based Services
Trueposition Partners With Sirf to Deliver Hybrid Location Delivery Platform to Carriers SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 14 /-- In an effort to broaden and accelerate the deployment of location-based services (LBS), SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRF) and TruePosition, Inc., will collaborate on the integration of SiRFLoc(TM) -- SiRF's patented, multimode A-GPS architecture -- into TruePosition's...
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