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GPS Chip suppliers in Taiwan January 14, 2009

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Ready-Market, where you can find GPS chips suppliers. If you are looking for a GPS device, look no further than Taiwan suppliers.

A GPS device is like a map on steroids. First of all, it always gives you that little. You Are Here! You no longer need to figure that out for yourself. And all you need to do is tell it where you want to go and it will plot the course for you. It doesn’t end there, however, New GPS units will provide you with voice guided directions for the entire trip, tell you where the nearest gas station is, and will even put you back on course if you take a wrong turn. There are four main types of GPS units; the car navigation system, the portable outdoors unit, the marine system, and the PDA/GPS hybrid. Before buying one, there are some considerations.

Which type of GPS do you need?

Budget Considerations

Where to buy, what to buy

GPS buying tips

1. Good resolution, good screen quality without being a distraction

2. Time and money saving features (gas, travel time) far outweighs the price

3. Able to save information that you use often so you don’t have to repeatedly add new information

4. More than enough memory for the average users needs, usually has maps built-in or downloadable

5. Portable in size so that you can use it as a mount for your vehicle, or even as a handheld (varies)

6. Provides estimation as to when you will arrive at your destination

7. Doesn’t just give you a list of restaurants and other hotspots in general terms, but relative to your location gives you exact directions and time estimates

8. Can configure what you want to AVOID: toll roads, highways, etc

9. In conjunction with a satellite service, provides fantastic accuracy in helping you get where you need to

10. Instead of printing out online maps and either having to make pitstops to read it or have a friend in passenger seat read instructions, the GPS unit will read instructions to you in crystal clear format

Taiwan, where you can find qualified GPS chips supplier

World GPS Market Forecast To 2012 January 7, 2009

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Taiwan is attracting major players to set up their production facilities in the country.

Global Positioning System (GPS) is a revolutionary tool, which provides unequalled accuracy and flexibility of positioning for navigation, surveying and Geographic information system (GIS) data capture. Growing use in automotive and consumer applications is propelling the market for mobile location technologies. Although standalone products are quite popular, the most common applications are built around Portable Navigation Devices (PNDs), mobile phones, or car navigation systems.

Moreover, the technology is fast gaining acceptance worldwide, as it is penetrating into previously untapped areas, says “World GPS Market Forecast to 2012″.

The report provides a comprehensive review on the market trends, drivers, challenges, and opportunities that are vital for the success of GPS industry across the world. Analysis is presented for major geographic markets such as the US, Canada, Europe, Japan, and other Asian countries like India and China. The report gives a detailed analysis on the end-user applications, including In-Vehicle Navigation, Survey/Mapping, Machine Control and others.

Key Findings

- Currently, Japan has the highest in-vehicle navigation system penetration followed by North American and European countries.

- The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and Shanghai World Expo in 2010 are expected to trigger an explosion in the commercial telematics market in China.

- With the rapid development of GPS market in countries like China and India, majority of navigation systems are anticipated to be shipped in Asia-Pacific by 2012.

- Taiwan has emerged as a manufacturing destination for GPS products on the global map, attracting major players to set up their production facilities in the country.

- With the growing demand for navigational services, the global market for Location Based Services (LBS) is likely to grow at a CAGR of more than 104%.

- As of 2007, PNDs dominated the GPS device market with more than 90% market share. However, this share is expected to get disturbed by the availability of GPS-enabled handsets that will account for an estimated 78% market share by 2012 end.

- Opportunities remain untapped for various vertical segments of GPS market, like in new advanced access devices, chipset availability, and PND market.

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Taiwan Makers Urged to Join Global Supply Chain of GPS Devices January 7, 2009

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Taiwan’s manufacturers should attempt to forge a link in the global supply chain of automobile products by developing the global positioning system (GPS) navigation business, urged analyst Hung Shih-jieh of the Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center (IEK). The island is already the world’s biggest supplier of portable navigation device (PND) products.

Huang presented his ideas in a recent article about the global development of automotive navigation systems, and suggested that local makers of navigation devices work harder to tap the original equipment manufacturing (OEM) market, especially in mainland China, in order to improve profit margins and avoid price-slashing competition.

Huang feels that Taiwanese suppliers should develop partnerships with international automakers, or with auto producers in China, which has become the world’s second-largest auto market. One possibility is for them to establish links with automakers in China (including foreign ones operating there) first, and then use those links to connect with the global supply chains of international car companies.

Hung divides the global automotive navigation system market into two major categories: OEM on-board units (OBUs), which are built into new cars, and PNDs, which include single-function PNDs, personal digital assistants (PDAs) with built-in navigation functions, and smartphones with navigation functions.

Prior to 2004, Huang noted, most of the automotive navigation system market consisted of OEM OBUs with specifications and functions worked out jointly by automakers and their first-tier parts suppliers. Most of these OBUs were expensive and included as standard equipment on luxury cars, or were offered as options on medium- and low-priced cars.

A drastic change came about in 2005, when the PND entered the market with a much more affordable price tag and a sales boom ensued. In 2006 sales of OEM OBUs grew 16.2% from the previous year to 7.5 million units, while sales of PNDs skyrocketed 102.1% to 19 million units.

Global Automotive Navigation Market Forecast (2006-2010)

Both figures are expected to continue growing. OEM OBU sales are expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.8% during the 2006-2010 period, reaching about 12.5 million units in 2010; at the same time, PDNs are expected to grow at a CAGR of 39.2%, reaching 73 million units in 2010.

Hung gives two reasons for the much faster growth rate of PDNs. First, he explains, OBU prices are too high for sales to grow rapidly, although some aftermarket OBUs might win popularity as a result of less expensive prices and better integrity than PDNs. Second, OBUs are optional equipment on most new cars, except for those sold in Japan. This too keeps growth down.

In Taiwan, GPS navigation devices have developed rapidly in recent years and are now much more than talking maps. Auto electronics, consumer electronics, home appliance, information and communications technology (ICT), and telecoms company have worked together to give them a much more diverse range of functions including those of MP3 player, digital photo album movie player, and real-time road-condition receiver. They provide information on navigation, recreation, and entertainment, all in a single unit.

Hung lamented the fact that only a handful of companies in Taiwan have successfully tapped into the global supply chains of major automakers. Compared with OEM OBUs, however, PNDs are developing rapidly on the island. PDN products manufactured on the island are sold under many world-class brands, including Garmin, Mio, TomTom, Navman, and Medion.

Major players in the global OEM OBU market include Aisin AW, Panasonic, Pioneer, Denso, Xannavi, Alpine, and Clarion of Japan; Siemens VDO and Bosch of Europe; and Delphi and Visteon of the Untied States. Thanks to its position of leadership in technology development and its huge auto industry, Japan accounts for about 64% of the OEM navigation OBU market worldwide.

According to Hung, the supply chains of Japanese automakers are often closed and difficult for newcomers to penetrate. Japanese OBU suppliers have the advantage here because of their constant innovation, superior quality, and strong system-integration ability. In addition, most of the Japanese manufacturers (Pioneer, Alpine, Panasonic, etc.) are long-term suppliers of car-stereo systems, and as such are already part of automotive supply chains.

Source from :CENS

What Ready-Market can do for you December 30, 2008

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Selection of Appropriate and Reputable Vendors
Once we receive the detailed requirements of your product, we will source and evaluate for the qualified suppliers based on your requisition.
Presentation of Supplier Profile
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Sourcing Event, Online face-to-face Meeting
Through Ready-Market online platform system, meetings with vendor are supervised. An thoro documentation will be prepared from supplier-side and it includes supporting documents, samples and preliminary pricing.

As a purchaser, you will be able to have meetings with either one or more than one representatives using our online program or face-to-face. If facilities inspection and operation evaluation are required, plants visiting can be arranged as well.

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Do you know Taiwan suppliers make great GPS chips? December 30, 2008

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Because GPS chipset’s performance affects GPS’ positioning speed, sensitivity, positioning time, etc; they have become suppliers’ main target. For the last two years, GPS chipset suppliers try to merge or develop a new strategy to ensure their position and technology in the market remain strong.

In 2007, Taiwan chipset company MediaTek has become Garmin’s supplier and other companies such as Prolific Technology Inc. and MStar Semiconductor Inc. and SkyTraq slowly become influential in GPS chipset market.

  • MediaTek Inc.
    MediaTek Inc. is a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital media solutions. The company is a market leader and pioneer in cutting-edge SOC system solutions for wireless communications, high-definition digital TV, optical storage, and high definition DVD products. Founded in 1997 and listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange under the code “2454″, MediaTek is headquartered in Taiwan and has sales and research subsidiaries in Mainland China, Singapore, India, U.S., Japan, Korea, Ireland, Denmark and England.
  • Prolific Technology
    Prolific Technology Inc., a leading IC design house and ASIC design service provider, was founded in November 1997 by a group of highly experienced and specialized technical engineers. The Company started out by developing Smart I/O IC solutions, focusing on niche USB/IEEE 1394 bridge controller products. The Company then also ventured in the Mixed-Mode technology development, successfully designing Brushless Motor Driver IC and Hall sensors. With the future towards 3C integration, the Company will devote more efforts in SOC development as well as integration of competitive multimedia (MPEG-4/JPEG/MP3) and GPS products.
  • Mstar Semiconductor
    MStar Semiconductor, Inc. is a professional IC design house, and is dedicated in providing mixed-mode integrated circuit technologies. By combining semiconductor design expertise and advanced proprietary technologies, MStar delivers a broad line of products: multimedia, wireless communications ICs, general-purpose mixed-mode ICs, and Intellectual Property (IP) development services. Backed by a very experienced mixed-mode R&D team (members are with years of experiences of mixed-mode design and were the key members of the mixed-signal design groups from several prestigious hi-tech corporations), MStar is able to leverage its know-how in mixed-mode processing to deliver products, which facilitates our diversified range of semiconductor solutions. MStar is committed to providing timely, professional technical services to ensure customers success using our products.

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