Royal Philips Electronics make ope...

Royal Philips Electronics make opened a new production facility in Boblingen, Germany for the production of constituents for the new television sieve technology, Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) The investment whirl amounts to EUR 20 million (U $229 million). According to the company, the Boblingen site will bring forth the first mass-produced high-definition panels for the nearest generation of televisions to be available everywhere the industry.

For Philips, LCO is an important grade towards a better picture quality, said Ad Huijser, chief technology officer and member of the Board of Management for Royal Philips Electronics.