[opendtv] Intel Delays Launch of Projection TV Chip

  • From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 15:55:48 -0400

      Intel Delays Launch of Projection TV Chip
      - Aug 16, 2004 11:06 PM (AP Online)

By MATTHEW FORDAHL AP Technology Writer


SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- In another product postponement, semiconductor 
giant Intel Corp. said it won't be offering a chip for projection TVs 
by the end of 2004 as it had announced earlier this year.


The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip maker said Monday it still plans 
to introduce a liquid crystal on silicon chip, or LCoS, but company 
spokeswoman Laura Anderson declined to provide a specific timeline.


"Basically, we're evolving our product development plans," she said, 
adding the company wants to more clearly differentiate its product 
from competing technologies and provide a clearer television picture.


LCoS competes against other new display technologies that have 
already invigorated the rear-projection TV market, most notably the 
digital light processing (DLP) chip pioneered by Texas Instruments 
Inc.


Intel's plan to jump into the market was officially unveiled in 
January during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Analysts 
said the company's research and development dollars could make 
big-screen TVs cheaper and better _ much like what it did for 
personal computers.

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