Electronicspecifier, February 2011
Designed for small, low power, low cost applications, u-blox's latest GPS single chip UBX-G6010-NT boasts industry leading positioning performance in a micro-miniature, 5 × 6 × 1.1mm package. High level integration means a complete, standalone GPS system can now fit on a PCB smaller than a drawing pin. The chip requires no external host.
“Our smallest GPS chip addresses the worldwide market demand for ever smaller GPS devices,” states Thomas Nigg, u-blox’s Product Marketing VP. “Global positioning is increasingly being integrated into devices such as cameras, smartphones as well as assets and goods. The UBX-G6010- NT is the perfect solution for these types of small, cost-sensitive, mass market applications.”
UBX-G6010-NT provides high sensitivity, down to –162dBm or –148dBm at cold start, along with fast acquisition. Sophisticated RF architecture and interference suppression ensure maximum performance even in GPS hostile environments.
The chip, a complete standalone GPS receiver, occupies just 7 × 8mm on a PCB. With most passive components integrated, the system component count requires at least five external components including a saw filter and TCXO. An LDO and LNA are integrated and costly external memory is not required. Lower price GPS crystals as well as TCXOs are supported, while the two layer PCB integration and small footprint ensure further cost savings.
