History

1997	- Foundation of u-blox AG
1998	- First surface-mount GPS receiver
1999	- Establishment of worldwide distribution network - u-blox technology integrated in the Swiss road pricing system
2000	- u-blox GPS technology integrated in the first GPS-enabled mobile phone
2001	- Foundation of sales subsidiaries in the USA and Asia Pacific - Product launch of TIM form factor, measuring 25.4 x 25.4 mm - Flextronics selected as manufacturing partner for GPS receiver products
2002	- Thomas Seiler appointed as CEO - u-blox introduces the ANTARIS^® positioning engine, a joint development with Atmel - Launch of the SAM Smart Antenna and of the TIM-based GPS receiver boards
2003	- Launch of ANTARIS^® based GPS modules (TIM-LP, TIM-LF, TIM-LC), receiver boards and smart antennas - Launch of Dead Reckoning positioning products
2004	- Launch of SuperSense^® Indoor GPS Technology - TIM-LA and TIM-LL supplement ANTARIS^® product portfolio
2005	- Introduction of SuperSense^® Indoor GPS modules - First LEA modules, 17 x 22 mm in size - Launch of the ANTARIS^® 4 Positioning Engine providing 40% lower power consumption and USB interface
2006	- Launch of LEA-4T GPS Timing Receiver - Introduction of AssistNow A-GPS aiding data products and services - Launch of miniature NEO modules, measuring a mere 12.2 x 16 mm - u-blox 5 GPS/GALILEO engine unveiled, featuring acquisition performance of under 1 second, 50 mW power consumption and -160 dBm SuperSense^® tracking sensitivity.
2007	- u-blox delivers 5,000,000th GPS receiver to Mobile Crossing - u-blox 5 silicon demonstrated at 3GSM World Congress - u-blox 5 silicon demonstrated at CeBIT - Introduction of AssistNow Online and Offline A-GPS aiding services - Introduction of the u-blox 5-based GPS and GALILEO chipset and modules - ISO 9000:2000 certification of quality assurance system - Power Mobile and Longcheer pick high sensitivity LEA-4S module for GPS smartphone - Incorporation of u-blox Holding AG and introduction of holding structure - u-blox IPO and listing on the SWX Swiss Exchange under ticker symbol UBXN
2008	- SkyGolf and uPlay select u-blox technology for golf rangefinder products - u-blox 5 silicon demonstrated at 3GSM World Congress - u-blox 5 silicon demonstrated at CeBIT - Introduction of LEA-5T precision timing module

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