World's Smallest GPS Chip - Hammerhead II

So, after all this mess about TomTom ONE and what chips they are using going forward, Global Locate and Infineon announced today that they are ready to produce the world's smallest GPS chip, named the Hammerhead II.

Infineon Technologies and Global Locate, Inc. today announced the successful development of the industry's smallest Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver chip for mobile telephones, smart phones and personal navigation devices.

Based on the successful Hammerhead chip, the new Hammerhead II chip is optimized for cellular handsets and mobile devices requiring high performance, low power and an extremely small footprint. The diminutive single-die chip measures only 3.74 mm x 3.59 mm x 0.6 mm, for a total footprint of less than 14 mm squared, resulting in the world's smallest GPS receiver.

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