Patent ID: 8548109
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: G01S,H03L

Abstract:
1. A Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, comprising: a Radio Frequency (RF) portion; and a baseband portion, coupled to the RF portion: wherein the baseband portion comprises a memory and a memory controller, the memory configured as a plurality of buses, wherein the buses have at least two different bit widths, the memory comprising a fixed plurality of blocks wherein the blocks are dynamically allocated between an instruction memory block and a data memory block; and wherein the baseband portion further comprises a programmable drive controller configured to change a drive current of a data signal within the baseband portion of the GPS receiver based on a condition of the GPS receiver, wherein the drive current is selected from a group consisting of at least a first drive current and a second drive current, each of which are different and not zero.