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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INTRODUCES INDUSTRY'S FIRST SINGLE CHIP TO INTEGRATE GPS, BLUETOOTH® AND FM TECHNOLOGY
Submitted by Ionela on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 07:59.
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High-performance solution delivers fast, accurate navigation and affordable connectivity to your fingertips DALLAS (March 31, 2008) - Addressing increasing consumer demand for GPS, Bluetooth wireless technology and FM radio in mobile handsets, Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) (TI) today announced its NaviLink 6.0 (NL5500) solution, the industry's first single chip that combines assisted global positioning satellite (A-GPS), Bluetooth 2.1 and ultra low power technologies, as well as FM receive/transmit capabilities. Built on TI's DRPTM single-chip technology at 65 nanometer (nm), the highly-integrated and cost-effective solution enables manufacturers to introduce sleek, affordable and high-performance handsets with GPS capabilities to the large mid-tier market and drive increased usage of popular GPS-based applications such as 3-D mapping, location-based services and safety services. The mobile user experience is further enhanced by enabling consumers to enjoy simultaneous activities such as navigating, having a conversation using a Bluetooth headset, while also transmitting an MP3 file to the car radio using the FM transmit capability. |
