One of the chief GPS chip makers, SiRF recently said that Renesas Technology has licensed SiRF GPS baseband IP blocks to location-enable its latest SuperH Family SH7775, a system on chip solution, which has specifically been brought about for high-performance car info systems.
With its built-in SiRF GPS abilities, the Renesas SH7775 is touted to make available the auto industry the technology for creating the X-gen of inexpensive in-dash navigation, telematics and auto info systems.
The SiRF IP solution delivers superior GPS performance for automotive applications. Along with a standalone SiRF GRF3i+ radio frequency subsystem IC, the built-in SiRF GPS technology handles constant-critical facets of obtaining location measurements from the GPS satellites, and passes positioning data to SiRFNav GPS software running on the SH-4A processor core.
SiRF will directly provide the RF subsystem and system-level integration support to automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers to ensure successful integration of the Renesas SH7775 solution into their products, maintain compatibility and interoperability of the GPS and other host platform functions and obtain optimal GPS performance.
