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From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
Subject: Re: 160x160 camera $10.00
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Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 16:57:16 GMT
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Cliff_Lum@mindlink.bc.ca (Cliff Lum) writes:
>Subject : $10 Digital Camera-On-A-Chip 09/15/94

>The privately held firm's Optical Systems Division says its VVL1070
>Digital Video Camera Chip will cost about $10 in high-volume OEM
>(original equipment manufacturer) quantities. Smaller OEM quantities
>(1,000 minimum) will cost about $16, Newsbytes sources said.

>Marshall Electronics President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
>Leonard Marshall told Newsbytes the new chip was designed and
>manufactured by VLSI Vision Ltd., "a Scottish firm," which also is
>developing a series of single-chip EIA cameras to be introduced to
>the American market shortly.

       This product is still in semi-vaporware status. Marshall Electronics
(which is not the same as Marshall Industries, a major distributor) sent
me to David Carroll Electronics (510-528-8054) which didn't have pricing
and delivery info or any data sheets, but is trying to get them.

					John Nagle
