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Seeking to bolster its position in the mobile chip business, Intel has snapped up the GPS mobile navigation division of failed semiconductor partnership ST-Ericsson for an undisclosed sum. ST-Ercisson announced the sale on Tuesday without naming the buyer, but Reuters later reported that an Intel spokesperson confirmed …

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  1. John Smith 19 Gold badge
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    A tragedy.

    The Conservative govt of the time sold Inmos to ST. They had generated software GPS decoding on a transputer and simultaneous acquisition of multiple satellites in the early 90s, at a time when everyone thought only a multi channel dedicated ASIC could run the process fast enough.

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      Re: A tragedy.

      Don't worry, that INMOS GPS activity is still going in ST Bristol, the team and products of ST-Ericsson are completely seperate.

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    Close but no cigar

    Inmos was sold to Thorn-EMI; I doubt that ST had even merged back then. (FWIW ST-Ericsson has been described as "an attempt to make an eagle by slamming two turkeys together very fast")

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