STMicroelectronics Automotive-Grade Application Processor Powers Garmin Navigation Products
March 13, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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STMicroelectronics (ST) announced that its Cartesio automotive-grade application processor system on chip (SoC) with embedded global positioning system (GPS) for navigation and telematics will be implemented inside several products from Garmin, including the new nüvi 205.
The SoC addresses a variety of applications in the automotive segment, including OEM and PNDs, vehicle tracking systems, electronic fee collection and advanced car radio.
According to ST, portable navigation device (PND) makers have begun to design products that use SoCs that combine host processing capability with GPS functionality, rather than implement the processor and GPS as discrete functions.
This approach, ST said, is gaining penetration in the portable navigation market and is expected to be used in more than 40% of all the PNDs shipped in 2008, with even faster growth expected in 2009 and 2010.
The new Cartesio SoC, a derivative of the ST Nomadik application processor platform, was designed to meet the demands for quality and reliability in the automotive market, ST said.
"This adoption of Cartesio by Garmin, a world leader in portable navigation, is a testament to ST's ability to deliver cutting-edge car infotainment solutions that meet automotive quality standards," said Domenico Rossi, general manager of the ST car radio and multimedia division.
"Cartesio is currently one of the most integrated solutions on the navigation and telematics market, providing high performance, while also meeting the cost and space constraints demanded by leading automotive OEMs," Rossi said.
Source: STMicroelectronics (ST).