New SkyTraq high-sensitivity chipset



http://www.gpspassion.com/fr/news.asp?id=737

"While some GPS Chipset designers are being bought, Globallocate by
Broadcom on June 12th (PR) or NordNav by CSR on January 15th (see PR),
new designers are appearing. We had MTK in 2006, and 2007 is bringing
us SkyTrak.

Litte is known about this new SkyTraq Venus 5 chipset so far other
than with its -159dBm sensitiviy rating, it joins the ranks of the
"high sensitivy" chipsets (SiRFstarIII, uBlox4, MTK, GL Hammerhead,
Nx3 - in order of appearance) with a record number of channels at 44,
likely for acquisition and fewer for tracking..."

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