Press and News - 11.07.2003

u-blox Introduces Low-Cost GPS Receivers Based on the 16-Channel, Low-Power ANTARIS™ Chipset.

Thalwil, Switzerland, 11. July 2003 - u-blox, leading innovator in GPS-based positioning technology, has introduced two new miniaturized GPS receiver macro components to the ANTARIS™ product family, TIM-LF and TIM-LC, in the well known macro component form factor.

The TIM-LF and TIM-LC are two new low-cost members of the TIM product family. The main objective is backward compatibility to the TIM-LP while providing customers a migration path to further cost reduction. Both devices come in the same form factor and pin-out, and are software compatible offering the NMEA and the binary UBX protocols.

Just like the TIM-LP, the new TIM-LF and TIM-LC are powered by the 16-channel, low-power ANTARIS™ chipset and have the same superior GPS performance: less than 160 mW power consumption, 3m CEP accuracy, 41 second cold start, 3.5 second hot start, high sensitivity, and a 4 Hz update rate. The innovative FixNOW™ low-power mode allows further power reductions and is ideally suited for applications such as battery-operated handheld devices and untethered trailer tracking units.

"u-blox' TIM form factor has become the de-facto industry standard for surface-mount GPS receivers," says Thomas Seiler, CEO of u-blox AG. "Our customers now have the option for continued cost reduction without the need for a redesign."

The TIM-LF features a programmable CPU platform which allows software customization and integration of additional applications. The TIM-LF is the right choice wherever system cost and size must be optimized. The TIM-LC is the most cost-effective GPS receiver which focuses on the basic GPS functionality without compromising performance.

u-blox is an internationally operating company with headquarters in Switzerland and subsidiaries in Germany, UK, USA and Hong Kong. Since its foundation in 1997, u-blox has shipped more than 500'000 GPS receivers worldwide. For further information and contacts, please refer to our homepage www.u-blox.com.

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u-blox AG
Georg Zur Bonsen , Product Management
phone: +41 (1) 722 74 44, e-mail: georg.zurbonsen@u-blox.com

u-blox AG
Manuela Vujevic, Marketing Communications
phone: +41 (1) 722 74 44, e-mail: manuela.vujevic@u-blox.com

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