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Founded in 1997,
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u-blox has its roots in Zurich, Switzerland.
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With subsidiaries in 17 countries on all five continents
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u-blox is today a successful global chip designer
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and market leader of semiconductor elements
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for wireless and positioning solutions.
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Behind this success is the CEO Thomas Seiler,
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who has been at the helm of the company since 2002
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together with the co-founders, Daniel Ammann,
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Andreas Thiel,
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Jean-Pierre Wyss
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and CFO Roland Jud,
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who joined the company later.
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Thanks to our savvy strategy and top-notch products,
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u-blox has taken continuous and strong up-turn
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and has been profitable ever since it went public in 2007.
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2014 u-blox had over 600 employees
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and a turnover of 270 Million Swiss Francs.
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u-blox offer semiconductor chips, modules and software
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for wireless and positioning solutions
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to its more than 5000 customers.
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In fact, over 50 Million people and machines worldwide
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use the solutions of the Swiss market leader.
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u-blox’ modules and chips are ideal
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for all new developments in the Internet of Things,
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a domain in which the smallest size,
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highest performance
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and lowest possible power consumption are decisive.
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The fact that our lives are increasingly influenced by wireless and positioning technologies
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means that u-blox always keeps up with the latest technology developments.
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The core of all products is outstanding quality and robustness,
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focusing on reception security,
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connectivity
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and interference resistance.
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Thanks to a slim company build-up
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and a perfect synergy of efficiency and quality in production,
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u-blox is able to react swiftly and precisely to market demands.