| The rising demand for handheld GPS receivers has | | | | million units during the same quarter. Taiwan's total |
| enabled manufacture of combination and standalone | | | | export revenue in H1 FY05 amounted to 6.1 million units |
| handheld, multimedia embedded GPS receivers. In | | | | as compared to 3.8 million units in H1 FY04. In their |
| Taiwan manufacturers of GPS receivers are highly | | | | recently published market research report, "GPS |
| export oriented. While GPS makers in Taiwan do not | | | | Market Update - 2006", RNCOS analysts provide an |
| develop the software for mapping themselves, Holus | | | | in-depth view of the market scenario and the influence |
| and Fortuna have intentions of developing the mapping | | | | of the technological advances in the field of GPS |
| software in-house in the next few months. More than | | | | services on the varied application growth opportunities. |
| 85% of sales come from foreign markets. And the | | | | According to the report GPS market thrives on |
| main exporters include North America, Western | | | | growing consumer demand. As the IC prices decline, |
| Europe and Asia. In Taiwan handheld and in-vehicle | | | | the consequent decline in the prices of GPS hardware |
| GPS receivers are currently the major drive in | | | | products will facilitate the entry of these products in |
| production. There is a strong possibility of growth in | | | | the consumer market. This will result in new |
| handheld applications, in both standalone and | | | | applications, which will boost R&D and thereby enable |
| PDA-based forms. The models at present have a rich | | | | further growth. The market research report has its |
| variety of features intended to bind the consumer | | | | central focus on the impact of GPS, the development |
| market. The manufacturers conduct continuous R&D | | | | and limitations in the market, along with a significant |
| and it is expected to bring out multi-media capable | | | | vision into the ongoing related technological issues. The |
| models with wireless capabilities. Statistics show that | | | | report gives a detailed analysis of the company |
| Taiwan's export of handheld GPS-enabled products, | | | | profiles of 12 major players in biotech industry including |
| mainly PDAs and phones with GPS capabilities, | | | | Rockwell, Trimble, Leica Geosystems Holdings AG, |
| reached 3.18 million units in the second quarter of 2005. | | | | SiRF Technology & CSI Wireless Inc. |
| Exports of PDAs with embedded GPS were 1.10 | | | | |