Jan. 8, 2007
Privately held
Global Locate Inc., (www.globallocate.com) a leading producer of A-GPS semiconductors and software, today announced that its
Hammerhead™ GPS solution and software have been incorporated into TomTom N.V.’s (Euronext: TOM2) portable navigation
device TomTom ONE™.
Hammerhead, the industry’s first single die, single chip GPS solution,
will begin shipping worldwide in the TomTom ONE™ in January 2007. In addition, Global Locate’s patented
extended ephemeris technology known as Long Term Orbit™ will be made available through TomTom’s exclusive QuickGPSfix™
service to further enhance the navigation performance of TomTom’s devices.
Global Locate’s
host-based, GPS architecture approach means that both the TomTom software application and the GPS chip and navigation software
application share the same processor resources. The result is a highly integrated product solution that delivers superior
turn-by-turn navigation performance for users. The host-based approach reduces system redundancy, avoiding the need for multiple
CPUs, memory system and other costly components.
“Host-based GPS solutions are often perceived
as being relevant only for the cellular handset market,” said Richard Najarian, Vice President of Sales and Business
Development for Global Locate. “This new business initiative with TomTom shows that our solution delivers added value
in other GPS product applications such as portable navigation devices, not just mobile phones.”
About Global Locate, Inc.
Global Locate, Inc. is a privately held company that provides
GPS semiconductor products and software for Mobile-phones, Personal Navigation Devices and Networks. The company has more
than 160 US & Foreign patents issued or pending, relating to GPS and Assisted GPS (AGPS) technology and its product suite
includes HammerheadTM, the world’s first commercial single die GPS receiver. The company is headquartered in San
Jose, with offices in the New York metropolitan area, Tokyo, Taipei and Madrid. For more information see www.globallocate.com