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News Release from: Antenova | Subject: GPS Radionova
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 13 February 2007
Receiver and antenna combine for drop-in
GPS
RF antenna module integrates a high performance and low power GPS receiver IC with Antenova's high efficiency single ended internally balanced antenna technology.
Antenova has released the GPS Radionova RF antenna module for embedded GPS applications for mobile handsets, personal navigation devices (PNDs), PDAs and laptop computers Antenova's GPS Radionova RF antenna module integrates a high performance and low power receiver IC with Antenova's high efficiency single ended internally balanced antenna technology
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 11 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Antenova's balanced antenna technology enables GPS RF antenna modules to operate independent of component placement and the ground plane size", stated Greg McCray, CEO of Antenova.
"Integration of the antenna and RF provides optimised performance, placement flexibility and reduced BOM costs - thus making it a lower risk and simpler solution for OEMs to design into their own hardware module solutions".
"Further benefits include reduction in development cost and faster time to market for handset designers and manufacturers".
The GPS Radionova RF antenna module is a true drop in solution that delivers high efficiency and reliable performance.
The module consists of a GPS radio IC and Antenova's patented single feed balanced antenna in a small 7 x 34.5 x 4mm package with a low profile connector for vertical mounting.
Because of its small size and balanced antenna technology, Antenova's GPS RF antenna module only requires a PCB with a groundplane as small as 20 x 40mm for efficient operation.
McCray added: "GPS Radionova will allow Antenova to address the growing GPS market which is predicted to reach 322 million GPS enabled mobile handsets, PDAs and laptop computers by 2009".
"Antenova's GPS antenna solutions enable reliable high performance navigation systems and provide enhanced user experience in terms of consistent and reliable location information".
"GPS Radionova RF Antenna module and our single ended internally balanced GPS antenna that was released last year are ideally suited for embedded GPS applications in small form factors".
"GPS Radionova is the first in our range of RF antenna modules, which will be followed by GSM/CDMA, 3G, dual-mode GPS/GSM and dual-mode Wi-Fi/GSM RF antenna modules".
Antenova is demonstrating their GPS antenna solutions at 3GSM World Congress, Hall 1 Stand D58, in Barcelona this week.
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