ST's Cartesio System-on-Chip combines host processing capability with GPS
functionality for integration into wide range of Garmin portable navigation
products
GENEVA, March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE:
STM), a world leader in semiconductors for automotive applications, today
announced that its Cartesio automotive-grade application processor
System-on-Chip (SoC) with embedded GPS for navigation and telematics is to
be implemented inside several products from Garmin. Among the world leaders
in portable navigation products, Garmin is to integrate the ST Cartesio
processor in a range of navigation systems, including the new nuvi 205.
Leading PND makers have begun to design products that use
System-on-Chip solutions that combine host processing capability with GPS
functionality, rather than implement the processor and GPS as discrete
functions. This approach, which improves function and reliability, is
increasingly 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.
According to iSuppli, ST is the leading producer of semiconductors for
Car Infotainment and a top-three chip supplier to the automotive industry.
Building on ST's indisputable strengths in automotive technologies and
applications, the new Cartesio processor was designed to meet the specific
and rigorous demands for quality and reliability in the automotive market.
The SoC addresses a large variety of applications in the automotive
segment, including OEM and portable navigation devices, vehicle tracking
systems, electronic fee collection, and advanced car radio.
The Cartesio SoC is a derivative of ST's leading-edge Nomadik(R)
application processor platform, and takes full advantage of Nomadik's
world-class audio/visual capabilities for infotainment applications. The
Nomadik platform is also used by some of the world's leading cell phone
makers and mobile multimedia consumer manufacturers to develop smart
phones, mobile TV products, and feature-rich portable multimedia devices
and players.
"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 ST's 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."
About Cartesio -- Further technical information
ST's Cartesio (part number -- STA2062) integrates a powerful 32-bit ARM
CPU core with a high-sensitivity 32-channel GPS subsystem and a powerful
set of connectivity peripherals, including CAN, USB, UARTs, and SPI. It
also provides on-chip high-speed RAM and real-time clock functionality.
While the Cartesio processor can work with other GPS RF products, it
perfectly couples with ST's STA5620 GPS RF chip creating a unique offering
that significantly reduces the form factor and bill-of-materials with no
compromise in performance. The STA2062 is housed in 16 x 16 x 1.4 mm LFBGA
packages with a 0.8mm ball pitch to comply with the automotive industry
assembly requirements.
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering
semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics
applications. An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise,
manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic
partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC)
technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's convergence
markets. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on
Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange. In 2007, the Company's net
revenues were $10 billion. Further information on ST can be found at
http://www.st.com.
Nomadik is a registered trademark of STMicroelectronics
SOURCE STMicroelectronics
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CONTACT:
Michael Markowitz of STMicroelectronics,
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