Sunday, October 24, 2004
Intel Stops Plans for LCOS TV Chip
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 03:47 PM
"Earlier this year, Intel delayed its chip for large-screen televisions. Now the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company is killing it. Intel has stopped work on its liquid crystal on silicon semiconductor, stating that the cost of research and development necessary to produce the product wouldn't be worth the potential revenue. "It is a return-on-investment issue," Intel spokeswoman Shannon Love said. The chip--involved in the process of projecting video and images onto large screens--was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Intel President Paul Otellini said it would let television manufacturers come out with large-screen projection televisions that sell for less than $1,800 by the end of the year. Some Chinese manufacturers had agreed to build sets around the technology."
