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GPS sales now really motoring
GPS unit sales will reach a billion according to new Semiconductor Applications Report
“Between 2007 and 2012 GPS unit sales will grow from 286 million to 938 million per annum with a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 26.8 percent,” said Future Horizons according to the 2008 Semiconductor Applications Report.
The public first became aware of Global Positioning By Satellite (GPS) after the arrival of factory-fitted automotive dashboard-mounted equipment and then after purchasing lower-priced personal navigation devices.
GPS techniques have now been utilised in other applications such as tracking hired vehicles and locating mobile phones in emergency calls. Soon there will be other mobile phone GPS applications such as local traffic and location information services.
As well as using GPS in mobile phone handsets, the latest uses, which all require very low-power chipsets, include the geo-tagging of images in digital cameras, GPS in MP3 players and on watches.
GPS Chipset Unit Volume Forecast
Source: Future Horizons
According to the report, units sales continue to rise, however chipset revenue will peak during this period as ASPs fall. Eventually some GPS circuits will become part of more complex radio accessory chips that will include Bluetooth, NFC and Wi-Fi.
Source: Future Horizons
According to the report, units sales continue to rise, however chipset revenue will peak during this period as ASPs fall. Eventually some GPS circuits will become part of more complex radio accessory chips that will include Bluetooth, NFC and Wi-Fi.
