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Microsoft Unveils Silicon Chip, Entering Field Dominated by California Firms.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, August, 2000 by Farnsworth, Chris
Aug. 24--Software behemoth Microsoft Corp. unveiled the design for a silicon chip Thursday that treads on the turf of local giants Broadcom Corp. and Conexant Systems Inc.
The chip, called Solo2, was designed by the Seattle company's WebTV subsidiary and allows Internet access and multiple-channel viewing on a TV.
"Solo2 is kind of the next quantum leap not only does it have the Internet capabilities and interactivity built in, but it brings in digital video and audio capability," said Tim Bucher, WebTV's vice-president of consumer products.
But the chip also works in devices outside the WebTV box, which brings Microsoft the world's largest software developer into the highly competitive market for the chips used in products that access the...
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