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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2010
David F. Jordan, Danville, NH (US);
Thomas S. Laubner, Merrimac, MA (US);
David F. Jordan, Danville, NH (US);
Thomas S. Laubner, Merrimac, MA (US);
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., Lowell, MA (US);
Abstract
An integrated global positioning system (GPS) receiver and cellular transceiver module including (i) a printed circuit board substrate, (ii) a cellular multiband antenna disposed on the printed circuit board substrate, (ii) at least one first integrated circuit disposed on the printed circuit board substrate for processing signals from and signals to the cellular multiband antenna, (iii) a GPS antenna attached to the printed circuit board substrate, (iv) at least one second integrated circuit disposed on the printed circuit board substrate for processing signals from the GPS antenna and the at least one first integrated circuit, and (v) an electrical connector disposed on the printed circuit board substrate for establishing a data communication path between the at least one first and the at least one second integrated circuits and an electronic system of a vehicle, where the GPS receiver and cellular transceiver module is capable of being integrated into the electronic system of the vehicle.