Sanjai Kohli is an electrical engineer and

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known for his work developing consumer Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers. In addition to his recognition for GPS work, he founded multiple

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and is the CEO of MIPS Technologies (Wave Computing). His academic awards include the

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and Fellow of the IEEE.

Work

Kohli's work developing a new GPS chip beginning in 1995 eventually led to the creation of the company

SiRF SiRF Technology, Inc. was a pioneer in the commercial use of GPS technology for consumer applications. The company was founded in 1995 and was headquartered in San Jose, California. Notable and founding members included Sanjai Kohli, Dado Banat ...

, which went public in 2002. After SiRF was later acquired by the British company

CSR plc CSR plc (formerly Cambridge Silicon Radio) was a multinational fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Its main products were connectivity, audio, imaging and location chips. CSR was listed on the London Stoc ...

, Kohli's net worth exceeded $50 million according to ''

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''. Kohli was appointed as the CEO of Wave Computing in September 2019. He continued as CEO in March 2021, after the company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Kohli has also worked with The Consultant in Manhattan Beach, California.

Recognition

In 2010, Kohli and Steve Chen won the European Inventor Award from the

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for their invention of the Chen-Kohli GPS chip (called the GPS Spread Spectrum Receiver) in 1995. His contributions led ''

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'' to refer to him as "father of mass market GPS". He was named IEEE Fellow in 2012.

References

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