MicroDisplay Claims Progress Toward Elusive LCoS

Posted by timothy on Wednesday December 29, 2004 @08:43AM from the jaguar-shark dept.

zajaco0 writes "USA Today posted an article that talks about the LCoS (liquid crystal on silicon) technology that is being researched for the next thin, big-screen TVs. Big companies invest millions of dollars researching this technology and none of them seem to be making any headway. The companies who have this project on their failed list include Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Intel, and Philips. MicroDisplay seems to be making some progress though, says the company's CEO: 'After 22 designs, 320 man-years, a 50% staff of Ph.Ds, and $50 million, you end up with a design that works.'"

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If and first you don't succeed? by jacobcaz · 2004-12-29 08:54 · Score: 4, Insightful
- "After 22 designs, 320 man-years, a 50% staff of Ph.Ds, and $50 million, you end up with a design that works."
How many tries did it take Edison to invent the light bulb? Thousands. This is a little more tricky than building a light bulb that can last for 1000 hours.
Edison himself said, "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."