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CellGuide Announces CLIOX-C, a new MEMS-enhanced GPS Chip Using Baolab's CMOS 3D Compass
Enhanced Location Services and Augmented Reality
REHOVOT, Israel and BARCELONA, September 20, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
CellGuide has announced the selection of Baolab's award winning
NanoEMS(TM) technology as a companion to its location and positioning
solutions. CellGuide will add Baolab's recently launched 3D NanoCompass(TM)
IC to their GPS chip, to create the CLIOX-C, the world's first fully
integrated GPS and compass device. Integrating the Compass and GPS together
enables 'point and identify' augmented reality features to be easily
incorporated in mobile devices, tablets, and cameras. The compass function
further enhances the GPS system by providing immediate tunnel-exit and
dead-reckoning features to assist in situations where the GPS signal is
intermittent or not available.
The CLIOX-C co-packaging of compass and GPS functions creates a highly
complementary, Location Based Service enabling solution, which is offered at
a very competitive price point and footprint. While the GPS and compass
functions can operate simultaneously, they can also be accessed
independently by the host device's application processor, enabling efficient
power management for demanding mobile applications.
The CLIOX-C GPS solution is based on CellGuide's proven host-based SNAP
technology providing highly competitive performance, while minimizing system
power consumption at an excellent cost/performance point. Baolab's
electronic 3-axis CMOS MEMS NanoCompass technology inside the CLIOX-C is the
first product made using its patented NanoEMS(TM) technology, to create
nanoscale MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) within the standard metal
structure of a CMOS wafer using standard, high volume CMOS lines, that
significantly reduces the cost of the compass by up to two thirds.
"Baolab's 3D NanoCompass extends the capabilities of our GPS product so
that it can cope with challenging situations and still continue to deliver
reliable positional information," said Adina Shorr, CellGuide's CEO.
"Baolab's technology enables its NanoCompass IC to be integrated with our
product in a very cost effective manner to create a unique solution that
gives an extra level of detail to location services of not only where you
are but also your orientation. The integration of the two technologies
enhances the user experience, so for example you would know whether to turn
left or right when coming out of an underground parking lot whilst the GPS
is still trying to pick up the satellites."
Dave Doyle, Baolab's CEO, added, "NanoEMS now makes it much easier and
more cost effective to integrate MEMS sensors into high volume, consumer
electronics products so that they can become pervasive, meeting the
increasing demand for smarter, more intuitive devices."
Baolab Microsystems http://www.baolab.com info@baolab.com Tel.:
+34-93-394-17-70
Baolab has developed an innovative technology called NanoEMS that
enables MEMS to be created inside the CMOS wafer using standard
manufacturing techniques. This enables them to be made an order of magnitude
smaller than existing techniques of building MEMS on the surface of the
wafer and also at a fraction of the cost. Privately owned, Baolab is based
in Barcelona, Spain.
To learn more about Boalab's NanoEMS technology and products, visit
http://www.baolab.com/compass.htm or email info@baolab.com
CellGuide http://www.cell-guide.com info@cell-guide.com
CellGuide is a fabless semiconductor, IP licensing and design services
company, providing leading performance multi-beacon positioning solutions
for consumer devices. CellGuide's unique and patented GNSS technology is the
product of years of research, development, and field experience. A pioneer
in GNSS SNAP technology and host-based architecture, the company was founded
in 1999 by experts in navigation, communication and signal processing coming
from the Israeli defense industry. CellGuide's host-based architecture is a
highly-integrated positioning solution that provides superior
price/performance and an enhanced user experience in a variety of
location-based applications and scenarios. CellGuide's ACLYS GPS chip, and
the complementary GPSense(TM) firmware, replace dedicated GPS silicon by
leveraging mobile processors and other wireless components inside the mobile
device to provide built-in multi beacon GPS functionality.
To learn more about CellGuide's complete line of GNSS products,
including the CLIOX-C, visit http://www.cell-guide.com or email
info@cell-guide.com
NanoEMS and 3D NanoCompass are trademarks of Baolab Microsystems, S.L.
GPSense is a trademark of CellGuide
Media Contacts:
Lital Mamon
CellGuide Ltd.
+972-8-9365152
lital@cell-guide.com
Nigel Robson,
Vortex PR
Nigel@vortexpr.com
Tel: +44-1481-233080
Source: CellGuide Ltd
.
CellGuide Announces CLIOX-C, a new MEMS-enhanced GPS Chip Using Baolab's CMOS 3D Compass
Enhanced Location Services and Augmented Reality
REHOVOT, Israel and BARCELONA, September 20, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
CellGuide has announced the selection of Baolab's award winning
NanoEMS(TM) technology as a companion to its location and positioning
solutions. CellGuide will add Baolab's recently launched 3D NanoCompass(TM)
IC to their GPS chip, to create the CLIOX-C, the world's first fully
integrated GPS and compass device. Integrating the Compass and GPS together
enables 'point and identify' augmented reality features to be easily
incorporated in mobile devices, tablets, and cameras. The compass function
further enhances the GPS system by providing immediate tunnel-exit and
dead-reckoning features to assist in situations where the GPS signal is
intermittent or not available.
The CLIOX-C co-packaging of compass and GPS functions creates a highly
complementary, Location Based Service enabling solution, which is offered at
a very competitive price point and footprint. While the GPS and compass
functions can operate simultaneously, they can also be accessed
independently by the host device's application processor, enabling efficient
power management for demanding mobile applications.
The CLIOX-C GPS solution is based on CellGuide's proven host-based SNAP
technology providing highly competitive performance, while minimizing system
power consumption at an excellent cost/performance point. Baolab's
electronic 3-axis CMOS MEMS NanoCompass technology inside the CLIOX-C is the
first product made using its patented NanoEMS(TM) technology, to create
nanoscale MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) within the standard metal
structure of a CMOS wafer using standard, high volume CMOS lines, that
significantly reduces the cost of the compass by up to two thirds.
"Baolab's 3D NanoCompass extends the capabilities of our GPS product so
that it can cope with challenging situations and still continue to deliver
reliable positional information," said Adina Shorr, CellGuide's CEO.
"Baolab's technology enables its NanoCompass IC to be integrated with our
product in a very cost effective manner to create a unique solution that
gives an extra level of detail to location services of not only where you
are but also your orientation. The integration of the two technologies
enhances the user experience, so for example you would know whether to turn
left or right when coming out of an underground parking lot whilst the GPS
is still trying to pick up the satellites."
Dave Doyle, Baolab's CEO, added, "NanoEMS now makes it much easier and
more cost effective to integrate MEMS sensors into high volume, consumer
electronics products so that they can become pervasive, meeting the
increasing demand for smarter, more intuitive devices."
Baolab Microsystems http://www.baolab.com info@baolab.com Tel.:
+34-93-394-17-70
Baolab has developed an innovative technology called NanoEMS that
enables MEMS to be created inside the CMOS wafer using standard
manufacturing techniques. This enables them to be made an order of magnitude
smaller than existing techniques of building MEMS on the surface of the
wafer and also at a fraction of the cost. Privately owned, Baolab is based
in Barcelona, Spain.
To learn more about Boalab's NanoEMS technology and products, visit
http://www.baolab.com/compass.htm or email info@baolab.com
CellGuide http://www.cell-guide.com info@cell-guide.com
CellGuide is a fabless semiconductor, IP licensing and design services
company, providing leading performance multi-beacon positioning solutions
for consumer devices. CellGuide's unique and patented GNSS technology is the
product of years of research, development, and field experience. A pioneer
in GNSS SNAP technology and host-based architecture, the company was founded
in 1999 by experts in navigation, communication and signal processing coming
from the Israeli defense industry. CellGuide's host-based architecture is a
highly-integrated positioning solution that provides superior
price/performance and an enhanced user experience in a variety of
location-based applications and scenarios. CellGuide's ACLYS GPS chip, and
the complementary GPSense(TM) firmware, replace dedicated GPS silicon by
leveraging mobile processors and other wireless components inside the mobile
device to provide built-in multi beacon GPS functionality.
To learn more about CellGuide's complete line of GNSS products,
including the CLIOX-C, visit http://www.cell-guide.com or email
info@cell-guide.com
NanoEMS and 3D NanoCompass are trademarks of Baolab Microsystems, S.L.
GPSense is a trademark of CellGuide
Media Contacts:
Lital Mamon
CellGuide Ltd.
+972-8-9365152
lital@cell-guide.com
Nigel Robson,
Vortex PR
Nigel@vortexpr.com
Tel: +44-1481-233080
Source: CellGuide Ltd
.