EDN

Avago Technologies Simplifies GPS Designs with First Complete GPS RF Front End Module with FBAR Filters

Avago has announced a GPS low noise amplifier, the ALM-1712 integrates a GPS LNA and two FBAR filters to simplify the design of GPS applications. The ALM-1712 effectively integrates a sophisticated ...
EDN

Integration Creates Compact CDMA RF Front End with GPS Capability

The worldwide cell phone market is large and very competitive. Even during the 2009 economic downturn, forecasts for worldwide cell phone shipments are expected to reach 1.1 billion units with over ...
Electronic Design

GPS Front-End Chip Shaves Power, BOM Costs

positioning system (GPS) RF front-end downconverter eliminates the need for costly surface-acoustic-wave (SAW) and bulky discrete IF filters. It also consumes extremely low power--as little as 41 mW ...
GPS World

New GNSS receiver front-end integrates, simplifies

STMicroelectronics’ latest RF front-end for GNSS receivers offers a simplified design and smaller footprint. The BPF8089-01SC6 integrates the impedance-matching and electrostatic discharge (ESD) ...
Electronic Design

Adding A GPS Chipset To Your Next Design Is Easy

Fig 1. A typical GPS receiver includes several key components, including the RF input, the LNA, a SAW filter, a TCXO, and the GPS RF chip. Fig 2. The key components of the GPS receiver should go under ...