Broadcom to acquire Global Locate, a provider of GPS technology
Broadcom Corporation, of Irvine, Calif. a maker of semiconductors for communications, said it has agreed to acquire Global Locate, a private San Jose, Calif. fabless provider of global positioning system (GPS) and assisted GPS (A-GPS) semiconductor products and software.
The amount was undisclosed.
GPS is expected to join Bluetooth and similar wireless technologies as a pervasive feature in next generation mobile devices, Broadcom said in a statement. Global Locate’s semiconductor products are used in mobile phones… Continue Reading