System and method for timing correction for fast PN acquisition

A timing correction system for fast PN acquisition is provided. The system includes a signal sampler for testing any incoming signal and a real-time clocker coupled to the signal sampler. A parallel correlator is coupled to the real-time clocker for searching for a PN sequence and a burst detector is coupled to the parallel correlator. A chip timing corrector is coupled to the burst detector and a processor is coupled to the chip timing corrector for determining signal timing.