National Semiconductor turns to info appliances
From newsedge.com:
July 6, 1999
Asia Computer Weekly via NewsEdge Corporation : National Semiconductor continued to display Cyrix-based PCs at its Compu-net booth just days after the company announced it would not be investing further in the Cyrix-driven PC business, but the focus was elsewhere.
Said Shanghai-based Bob Xu, regional manager, East China, National Semiconductor: "Our focus is now on the information appliance. Cyrix has been very successful in China, but we were losing money."
Robert Su, senior marketing manager, Cyrix and PC Business Unit, Asia-Pacific, National Semiconductor Far East in Taiwan, explained that everyone may have a PC in the office, whereas the ubiquitous device for the home is the TV.
"The TV will be the focus for information appliances," he said. At the show, National Semiconductor highlighted Cyrix-based Windows terminals, set-top boxes, the WebPad, as well as interactive DVD stations.
Webpad is National's touchpad solution for wireless information access at the home, communicating with PCs or set top boxes. It can also be used as a standalone device.
Su said Cyrix-based set top boxes are already produced by Taiwan companies such as Tatung, but that none of the companies in East China had come forward as yet to manufacture any of the prototype solutions. |
