Atmel and u-blox Collaborate with Wavecom to Provide Advanced GPS Solution for Automotive Industry

Strategic Insights -

Wavecom has chosen the GPS solution ANTARIS from Atmel and u-blox for its WISMO Quik Q2501 hardware platform for wireless automotive applications. The WISMO Quik Q2501 combines a dualband GSM/GPRS class 10 with a GPS 16 channels receiver in a single fully integrated module, meeting the needs of the automotive industry for applications such as navigation, vehicle tracking, fleet management, and security solutions. The 16-channel GPS solution ANTARIS includes Atmel's innovative GPS chip set consisting of RF receiver IC ATR0600, the LNA ATR0610, and the baseband IC ATR0620, offering ultra-fast time-to-first-fix figures, higher sensitivity, and faster position tracking.

Key Takeaways:

  • Wavecom has chosen the GPS solution ANTARIS from Atmel and u-blox for its WISMO Quik Q2501 hardware platform for wireless automotive applications.
  • The WISMO Quik Q2501 is the world's first hardware platform to combine a dualband GSM/GPRS class 10 with a GPS 16 channels receiver in a single fully integrated module.
  • The ANTARIS solution includes Atmel's innovative GPS chip set consisting of RF receiver IC ATR0600, the LNA ATR0610, and the baseband IC ATR0620, offering ultra-fast time-to-first-fix figures, higher sensitivity, and faster position tracking.
  • The power consumption is 100 mW at 1 position fix per second, allowing extended operating time.
  • The GPS software offers various navigational platforms to enable system makers to optimize the navigation performance and receiver sensitivity for specific applications.
  • Atmel and u-blox have a long-term technology partnership, with their first joint development being the GPRS/GSM baseband processor introduction in 2003.
  • The GPS solution ANTARIS is used in various applications, including navigation, vehicle tracking, fleet management, and security solutions.

Statistics:

  • The WISMO Quik Q2501 is 58 x 32 x 6 mm in size.
  • The ANTARIS chip set has 8192 time/frequency search taps.
  • The power consumption is 100 mW at 1 position fix per second.
  • Wavecom has a long history of working with leading automotive equipment manufacturers.
  • Atmel's founding year is 1984.
  • Wavecom's founding year is 1993.

Sources:

  • Atmel Corporation press release, "Atmel and u-blox Announce GPS Solution for Wireless Automotive Applications," February 23 /PRNewswire/.
  • u-blox website, "About u-blox," http://www.u-blox.com/.
  • Wavecom website, "About Wavecom," http://www.wavecom.com/.
  • Atmel website, "About Atmel," http://www.atmel.com/.