Build Your Own GNSS Receiver.
Start With Proven Technology.
SoftNav provides complete, modular GNSS receiver technology — including hardware and software IP, source code, documentation and engineering know-how.
Accelerate the development of your own GNSS products, integrate positioning into custom silicon, and take control of your technology roadmap.
Buy Performance When It Is Enough.
Own IP When Control Matters.
Commercial GNSS receivers offer excellent performance and are often the right choice when standard functionality meets product requirements.
But when differentiation depends on receiver architecture, proprietary algorithms, custom silicon or control over the technology roadmap, buying a finished receiver may not be enough.
SoftNav offers a third option. Start with an existing GNSS receiver technology baseline, adapt it to your requirements and develop your own products without starting from scratch.
Accelerate Development
Build on established technology instead of repeating years of specialized GNSS development.
Control Your Architecture
Modify signal processing, navigation algorithms, interfaces and hardware/software partitioning.
Create Differentiation
Choose trade-offs between performance, functionality, silicon area, power and cost.
Own Your Roadmap
Set development priorities, introduce capabilities and control the evolution of your products.
Complete GNSS Receiver Technology.
Modular by Design.
SoftNav provides the hardware and software technology required to develop modern multi-constellation, multi-frequency GNSS receivers.
The technology encompasses digital signal processing, acquisition and tracking, measurement generation, navigation and advanced positioning algorithms. Its modular architecture enables customers to acquire the complete receiver technology or selected functional components.
Multi-Constellation & Multi-Frequency
Modern GNSS architecture supporting multiple satellite constellations and frequency bands.
Advanced Signal Processing
Sophisticated acquisition and tracking algorithms, including vector tracking.
Modular Hardware & Software
Adaptable architecture supporting modifications and integration.
FPGA-Proven Implementation
Fully functional, real-time GNSS receiver on FPGA with an external RF front-end.
FPGA, SoC & ASIC Integration
Synthesizable digital GNSS technology for customer-specific designs.
Technology, Not Hardware
The deliverable is the implementation IP and know-how, not the FPGA prototype itself.
A Proven Baseline.
Not a Fixed Product.
SoftNav technology is not a fixed receiver design with an immutable feature set. It is an existing, working implementation that customers can adapt to their own requirements, applications and development strategies.
Whether the objective is to introduce new functionality, modify signal-processing algorithms, integrate GNSS into proprietary silicon or optimize performance, power and cost, the technology provides a foundation for further development.
Customers can undertake these developments independently, engage SoftNav engineering support or establish a joint development programme.
GNSS Technology for Companies Building Their Own Products
Aerospace & Avionics
Develop GNSS technology tailored to specialized avionics requirements, with access to hardware and software design for customer-controlled development and certification activities.
Autonomous Systems & Robotics
Integrate GNSS measurements and signal processing into proprietary navigation architectures combining GNSS, inertial sensors and other positioning technologies.
Semiconductors & Custom Silicon
Accelerate development of GNSS-enabled SoCs and dedicated ASICs using existing digital GNSS receiver IP.
Next-Generation PNT
Develop hybrid positioning solutions combining GNSS with emerging satellite, terrestrial and alternative PNT technologies.
Proven in Hardware.
Evaluated in Real-World Conditions.
SoftNav GNSS technology is implemented in a fully functional FPGA-based receiver, providing an established baseline for integration, customization and further development.
An earlier generation underwent independent benchmarking in 2023, including GNSS simulator and real-world driving tests against leading commercial receivers.
The current generation is undergoing comparative benchmarking against contemporary commercial GNSS receivers. Detailed results will be made available to qualified prospective customers under appropriate confidentiality arrangements.
Learn About Technology Evaluation →Evaluate the Technology Before You Invest.
Every application has different requirements. General benchmarking provides a useful starting point, but it may not answer the questions that matter most to your project.
SoftNav offers dedicated technical evaluations against jointly agreed performance criteria and test procedures.
Define Criteria
Agree on evaluation scope, test scenarios and measurement methodology.
Implement & Test
Use the existing receiver implementation or a dedicated configuration.
Review Evidence
Receive documented results to assess suitability before acquiring IP.
Evaluation scope, resources, schedule and commercial terms are agreed in advance.
Discuss Technical Evaluation →Flexible Licensing.
Real Technology Transfer.
SoftNav offers flexible commercial arrangements tailored to technical requirements, development strategy and business objectives. Select the technology components, delivery form and rights required for your intended use.
Technology Scope
Complete GNSS receiver technology or selected hardware and software IP modules.
Delivery Form
Synthesizable RTL, software source code, compiled libraries or protected IP, as agreed.
Licensing & Ownership Rights
Non-exclusive or exclusive licensing, or agreed transfer of selected IP assets.
Commercial Arrangements
Flexible combinations of upfront licensing fees, engineering services and royalties.
Source Code Is Not Technology Transfer.
Access to RTL, software and documentation is essential. But source code alone does not give an engineering team the ability to independently develop a sophisticated GNSS receiver.
SoftNav offers structured, engineer-to-engineer transfer: architecture, algorithms, design rationale, verification methods, hands-on training and practical development experience.
Technology Assets
RTL, software, tools, documentation and verification resources.
Engineering Know-How
Architecture, algorithms, trade-offs and problem-solving expertise.
Hands-On Transfer
Joint engineering, training, testing, debugging and guided modifications.
Continued Support
Optional integration, customization, verification and development.
Built by Engineers Who Have Taken GNSS from Architecture to Silicon.
SoftNav brings together decades of experience in GNSS receiver architecture, signal processing, semiconductor development and industrial product integration.
Our leadership's previous industrial experience includes:
MStar Semiconductor
Five generations of GNSS ASICs developed and brought into mass production.
Bosch Corporate Research
Development of in-house GNSS receiver capabilities for automotive positioning and system integration.
Fugro Satellite Positioning
Leadership of international GNSS R&D in advanced positioning and correction technologies.
The SoftNav team covers system architecture, signal processing, RTL, embedded software, positioning algorithms and validation.
Your GNSS Technology.
Your Product. Your Future.
Whether you are developing a specialized GNSS receiver, integrating GNSS into custom silicon or building a new positioning architecture, SoftNav provides the technology foundation and engineering expertise to move forward.