Atmel Showcases New Automotive GPS Chips

Atmel announced the availability of two new automotive-grade GPS
devices featuring excellent navigation performance. The new ICs
ATR0630P1 and ATR0635P1 are based on Atmel's well-known and
industry-proven standard GPS receiver devices ATR0630 and
ATR0635, which have shipped in their millions since 2005.
Each measures just 7 x 10 mm and incorporates a complete GPS receiver.
Their small size,
unsurpassed navigation accuracy and AEC-Q100 automotive quality make the
ATR0630P1 and ATR0635P1 a perfect option for automotive applications such as
In-Vehicle Navigation Systems (IVNS), telematics, fleet management, dynamic
car insurance fee systems, e.g., pay-as-drive, and after-market navigation
products. Like the ATR0630 and ATR0635 devices, the new P1 versions boast
maximum chipset integration, resulting in an excellent cost-performance
ratio.
The ATR0635P1's high sensitivity of -158 dBm allows weak-signal
acquisition and tracking in urban canyons. This excellent tracking
sensitivity is especially beneficial when using a dashboard antenna
instead of an external one. Due to their full pin-to-pin and
functional
compatibility to the industrial-graded standard variants ATR0630 and
ATR0635, the new P1 versions enable the re-use of existing designs.
Samples of the automotive-grade GPS receiver ICs ATR0630P1 and
ATR0635P1 are available now in small-outline 7 x 10-mm 96-pin BGA
packages. Pricing starts at US $13.00 for the ATR0630P1, and at US
$15.00 for the ATR0635P1 for 10k-piece quantities each. A complete
evaluation kit including ultra-small
footprint sample designs, which dramatically shorten development cycle
times, is also available.