Actions Semi teams up with GPS map provider

China fabless IC company Actions Semiconductor Co. Ltd has signed a strategic software agreement with GPS map provider, Ritu Information Systems Inc.

Actions will incorporate Ritu's Linux-based mapping software and navigation system onto its Series 13 controller ICs. This software agreement will allow Actions solutions to support GPS applications for a variety of end market products. Actions expects initial shipments to begin this month and volume shipments to ramp up in Q2 09.

"This agreement with an industry leader like Ritu demonstrates Actions' commitment to technological innovation, as we continue our efforts to diversify the breadth of applications supported by our SoCs," commented Nan-Horng Yeh, CEO of Actions.