Wireless communication device having GPS receiver and an on-chip gyrator

1. A circuit comprising:

a on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the circuit;

a GPS receiver that receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal;

a processing module, coupled to the on-chip gyrating circuit and the GPS receiver, that processes the motion parameter to produce motion data and that generates position information based on the GPS position data; and

a wireless telephone transceiver, coupled to the processing module, that generates an outbound RF signal that includes outbound voice data and that generates voice inbound data from an inbound RF signal.

2. The circuit of claim 1 wherein the processing module adjusts a receiver parameter of the GPS receiver based on the motion data.

3. The circuit of claim 1 wherein the position information is included in the outbound RF signal to support an E911 emergency call.

4. The circuit of claim 1 wherein the motion data includes a first motion vector and wherein processing module generates estimated position data based on the GPS position data and based on the first motion vector.

5. The circuit of claim 4 wherein the processing module receives a GPS data indication that indicates a GPS data quality.

6. The circuit of claim 5 wherein processing module generates the position information based on estimated position data when the GPS data indication compares unfavorably to a first value.

7. The circuit of claim 5 wherein processing module generates the position information based on GPS position data when the GPS data indication compares favorably to the first value.

8. The circuit of claim 5 wherein the processing module generates velocity information based the GPS position data and based on the first motion vector.

9. The circuit of claim 8 wherein the processing module generates the velocity information based on the first motion vector when the GPS data indication compares unfavorably to a first value.

10. The circuit of claim 8 wherein the processing module generates velocity information based on GPS position data when the GPS data indication compares favorably to the first value.

11. An integrated circuit (IC) comprising:

a on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the IC, wherein the on-chip gyrating circuit is implemented with microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology;

a global positioning system (GPS) receiver that receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal;

a processing module, coupled to the on-chip gyrating circuit and the GPS receiver, that processes the motion parameter to produce motion data and that generates position information based on the GPS position data; and

a wireless telephone transceiver, coupled to the processing module, that generates an outbound RF signal that includes outbound voice data and that generates voice inbound data from an inbound RF signal.

12. The IC of claim 11 wherein the on-chip gyrating circuit includes one of:

a piezoelectric gyroscope;

a vibrating wheel gyroscope;

a tuning fork gyroscope;

a hemispherical resonator gyroscope; and

a rotating wheel gyroscope.

13. The IC of claim 11 wherein the IC is integrated in a package having a substrate and a first die and wherein the GPS transceiver and the on-chip gyrating circuit are implemented on the first die.

14. The IC of claim 11 wherein the IC is integrated in a package having a substrate, a first die and a second die and wherein the GPS transceiver and wireless telephone transceiver are implemented on the first die and the on-chip gyrating circuit is implemented on the second die.

15. The IC of claim 11 wherein the IC is integrated in a package having a substrate and a first die wherein the GPS transceiver, wireless telephone transceiver, processing module and the on-chip gyrating circuit are implemented on the first die.

16. The IC of claim 11 wherein the IC is integrated in a package having a substrate and a first die and a second die, and wherein the GPS transceiver, wireless telephone transceiver and processing module are implemented on the first die and the on-chip gyrating circuit is implemented on the second die.

17. The IC of claim 11 wherein the IC is integrated in a package with a top and a bottom having a plurality of bonding pads to connect the IC to a circuit board and wherein the on-chip gyrating circuit is integrated along the bottom of the package.

18. The IC of claim 11 wherein the bonding pads are arrayed in an area of the bottom with an open center portion and wherein the on-chip gyrating circuit is integrated in the open center portion.

19. A wireless communication device comprises:

an integrated circuit (IC) that includes:

a package substrate that supports an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates the motion parameter based on motion of the wireless communication device, and wherein the package substrate further supports a die that supports:

a GPS receiver that receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal;

a processing module, coupled to the on-chip gyrating circuit and the GPS receiver, that processes the motion parameter to produce motion data and that generates position information based on the GPS position data; and

a wireless telephone transceiver that generates an outbound RF signal that includes outbound voice data and that generates voice inbound data from an inbound RF signal; and

an antenna structure coupled to receive the inbound RF signal and to transmit the outbound RF signal.

20. The wireless communication device of claim 19 wherein the processing module further generates a receive control signal to adjust a receive parameter of the wireless telephone transceiver based on the motion data.