SiRFatlasIV: GPS receiver + processor

SiRF just announced a new platform called SiRFatlasIV ; a multifunction chip that is a GPS receiver as well as a multimedia processor. The chip is targeting navigation and location-aware products, and provides high performance location engine and twice the memory bandwidth of current entry-level systems.

SiRF just announced a new platform called SiRFatlasIV; a multifunction chip that is a GPS receiver as well as a multimedia processor.

The chip is targeting navigation and location-aware products, and provides high performance location engine and twice the memory bandwidth of current entry-level systems.

Nothing for the end consumer here; but you can rest assured that the components in your GPS navigation system are getting cheaper.