ABI Insight

2007: The Year of GPS IC Vendor Acquisitions

Author: Doug McEuen, Senior Analyst, Short Range Wireless

Published: 17 Jan 2008

In 2007, larger wireless semiconductor vendors acquired a large portion of the individual Global Positioning System (GPS) IC manufacturers. The goal for the connectivity enablers that purchased a GPS company was to include GPS functionality in all of the standard product offerings.

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