Laurence Marchini, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "GPS antenna",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Electronicstalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release High-sensitivity module aids personal navigation from
u-blox, which we summarised at the time by saying "The LEA-5S is the ideal GPS engine for portable devices that require fast acquisition performance in difficult signal environments like dense city centres and indoor shopping malls".
A few weeks before,
we featured the news release Device combines GPS module and antenna from
Tyco Electronics Power Systems: "The system provides an almost perfectly hemispherical radiation field and operates virtuallv independently of the surrounding equipment".
In June 2007, we covered the news from Antenova
concerning its GPS Radionova
- take a look at Improved GPS antenna modules hit the streets
which says: "Antenova has announced the general availability of the second generation of its industry leading GPS Radionova RF antenna module for embedded GPS applications".
Take a look also at the news release from Diamond Point International (Europe), GPS clock is on time for network synchronisation,
as well as Antenna franchise provides new target for Mouser from Mouser Electronics,
and GPS antenna runs from lower supply voltages from CTi.
See also:
Miniature antennas are made for telematics
(March 2007)
Full line of miniature antenna systems for the telematics market includes tri-, quad- and penta-band cellular products compatible with the latest generation of GSM and 3G modules
Antenna pioneer expands 3D EM simulation
(March 2007)
Sarantel has signed a contract worth US $620,000 over three years for multiple licences of Flomerics' MicroStripes 3D electromagnetic simulation software
Receiver and antenna combine for drop-in GPS
(February 2007)
RF antenna module integrates a high performance and low power GPS receiver IC with Antenova's high efficiency single ended internally balanced antenna technology
Antenna and GPS module unite in reference design
(August 2006)
A new 'smart antenna' reference design cuts time to market for products ranging from personal navigators to multimedia players with built-in navigation functions
GPS antenna enables handheld emergency locator
(July 2006)
Globalsat Technology Corporation of Taiwan has chosen Sarantel's GeoHelix global positioning satellite antenna for its new TR-102 personal tracker phone
GPS modules keep tracking where others fail
(May 2006)
Qinetiq's highly sensitive GPS modules are suitable for markets requiring tracking indoors
Tiny GPS antenna resists more interference
(March 2006)
Sarantel's GeoHelix P2 embeddable GPS antenna is the smallest quadrifilar helix antenna providing high performance in difficult GPS applications
Antenna helps keep Aussie golfers on the fairway
(February 2006)
Tee2Green Technologies of Victoria, Australia has used a Sarantel GeoHelix GPS antenna in its new Sureshotgps range finder for golfers
GPS antenna claims even better noise immunity
(January 2006)
The GeoHelix-P2 passive GPS antenna, designed from the ground up to be the easiest antenna to embed, is the smallest quadrifilar helix antenna for GPS in the industry
GPS module embeds smart antenna
(December 2005)
The A1035-C is the commercial version in Tyco's smart antenna module family
Asset tracker design reduces development costs
(November 2005)
Microcontroller vendor Cyan Technology has introduced a reference design for asset tracking which features a 5uA standby current
'Fish finders' use GeoHelix-SMP GPS antenna
(November 2005)
Sarantel has announced that Johnson Outdoors of Racine, Wisconsin, USA, has selected the GeoHelix-SMP GPS antenna for the newest addition to the Humminbird line of combination GPS 'fish finders'
Cellular and GPS come together on PC/104 board
(March 2005)
The PCM-GPS is a PC/104 module that adds both GPS and cell modem support on a single card
GPS antenna set for space mission
(October 2004)
Surrey Satellite Technology has chosen the GeoHelix M GPS antenna for a new miniature satellite
GPS antenna contributes to SOLAS design
(May 2004)
Sarantel has won a contract to supply its GPS antenna to Norwegian antenna systems developer Comrod, as part of Comrod's new combined VHF and GPS antenna
Antennas win slot in location devices
(February 2004)
Antenna specialist Sarantel has been awarded a contract to supply its Geohelix miniature antenna to My-Bodyguard, a Netherlands-based product innovation group
The right antenna for saving lives
(January 2004)
Sarantel has been awarded a contract to supply its miniature GPS antenna to high-reliability communications specialist Savox for use in its track-mate GPS module
Antenna gets fast fix inside vehicles
(December 2003)
A new miniature GPS antenna can acquire GPS signals inside a vehicle or truck as efficiently as a traditional external device
GPS receiver gets the timing right
(December 2003)
The Lassen PT module is a new-generation ultra-low-power mini GPS receiver that integrates a powerful and proven architecture to generate a 1pps timing pulse synchronised to UTC within 40ns
GPS antenna shrinks to surface mounting
(October 2003)
A new small, passive, surface-mount version of the GeoHelix GPS antennas suits demanding applications requiring internal or tightly integrated surface-mount antennas
Antenna integrates GPS receiver
(September 2003)
The SmartAntenna F02 is an integrated antenna-receiver for global positioning applications
GPS antenna to the fore
(June 2003)
US-based SkyHawke Technologies has incorporated the GeoHelix miniature GPS antenna into the latest version of its market-leading SG2 personal digital golf caddie
Evaluation for novel GPS antenna
(April 2003)
A new evaluation kit allows OEM users of the DioHelix-F GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver module to characterise it within their system using a simple PC interface
GPS antenna shrinks to surface mounting
(March 2003)
Sarantel has developed a surface-mount version of its active GeoHelix miniature GPS antenna
Antenna pioneer raises GBP 3.5 million funding
(February 2003)
Sarantel has raised GBP 3.5 million in a first closing in a new round of investment led by two of the UK's leading hi-tech venture capital investors
Improved US network for novel GPS antenna
(December 2002)
In response to increasing demand in the USA for its GeoHelix GPS antennas, UK-based helical antenna manufacturer Sarantel has appointed eight more representatives in the region
Big bucks for GPS antenna maker
(November 2002)
UK-based antenna manufacturer Sarantel has won a $14 million contract for its PowerHelix GPS antennas for use in cellular handsets
GPS antenna connects cellphone addon
(October 2002)
Sarantel has acheived a significant design win for its advanced GeoHelix GPS (global positioning system) antenna which is to feature in the new GPS addon for the Ericsson T60c cellphone
GPS antenna slides into CompactFlash designs
(October 2002)
In the last four months four companies have designed the Sarantel ultra-small GeoHelix GPS antenna into CompactFlash GPS modules in current production
Single-chip GPS receiver slashes power budget
(September 2002)
SiGe Semiconductor has entered the global positioning by satellite market with its PointCharger family of GPS devices
Novel GPS antenna picks up more satellites
(April 2002)
The GeoHelix-H is a new-technology high-gain active antenna for portable GPS receivers which enables more satellites to be acquired than conventional patch devices
Omnidirectional antenna aids GPS performance
(March 2002)
Sarantel and SyChip will use the CTIA Wireless 2002 show to preview the first in the range of Dios all-in-one GPS receivers
Omnidirectional bonus for miniature GPS antenna
(June 2001)
Antenna specialist Sarantel has announced the PowerHelix GPS-P, a miniature GPS antenna which is omnidirectional and therefore tolerant of the orientation of the GPS receiver