| Category | Semiconductor |
| Phone | 408-371-0580 |
| Employees | |
| Founded | 1999 |
| TOTAL | $33M |
| VENTURE FUNDING TOTAL | $33M |
| Series D, 6/05 Siemens Venture Capital | $25M |
| Series E, 10/06 GC Investments Firsthand Capital Management Siemens Venture Capital | $8M |
Global Locate offers semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. It provides GPS chips, software, and network services. The company’s semiconductor solutions bring GPS technology to the mobile wireless devices, including handsets, smartphones, PDAs, and other wireless devices. It offers IndoorGPS Driver Software that runs on the handset or mobile wireless device host processor to provide interfaces to the wireless network, handle assistance data, manage chip communications and control, and provide the location APIs for application development. Global Locate, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, California with offices in New Jersey; Tokyo, Japan; and Madrid, Spain. As of July 12, 2007, Global Locate, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Broadcom Corp.