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​Panasonic on-screen display Integrated Circuit television Chip Keychain (1983)
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Historical Timeline of Solid State Electronics in Televisions
1959 World's First Television that used transistors, the Philco "Safari" Model H2010
1964 First Automatic fine tuning color television
1967 82 channel VHF/UHF tuning introduced
1969 First TV with total automatic color circuitry
1971 Toshiba introduces their model 20C60 color television with 11 Integrated circuit chips.
1974 First totally electronic tuning system, Star Television
1974 First home video game that connected to a television, the Magnavox Odyssey
1976 Touch-tune television
1978 Computerized color enhancement
1978 First use of high-resolution video filter
1979 First Television with high fidelity digital audio
1986 First Universal remote control introduced
1988 Magnavox "Smart Window" introduced, (picture in picture w/ instant replay)
2000 The "V-chip", for parental control, becomes required on all newly manufactured TV sets 13 inches or larger.
2008 Samsung introduces the world's first Smart TV
2010 First commercially available 3-D HD television, Panasonic
2010 Toshiba introduces first 3-D HD television that doesn't require glasses
2020 Global chip shortage impacts TV prices due to integrated circuits needed for display drivers
Vacuum Tubes: The beginning of Television technology
An RCA vacuum tube from a TV station's 20th anniversary (1990)
Early television sets used vacuum tubes for their analog circuits. This technology was used for many years until they were eventually replaced by transistors and solid-state technology. The last vacuum tube televisions made were in the mid 1970s.
Vacuum tubes consumed a lot of power, created heat, and burned out rapidly, leading to many television owners having to get their televisions serviced and tubes replaced often.
The first commercial black and white Television sets went on sale to the public in 1946. Televisions started becoming popular in the United States by 1950.
The first commercial NTSC color television set (Model H840Ck15 made by Westinghouse) went on sale to the public in February 28th, 1954. RCA, General Electric, Philco, Raytheon, and others would introduce their own models of color televisions in the months to follow.
Transistors: Solid state technology brings reliability to Televisions
Motorola ad for America's first all-transistor color TV (1967)
In 1952, RCA engineers were busy experimenting with new Transistor designs with goals of developing the worlds first experimental All-Transistor Television. By 1953, RCA introduced to the public the first example of a working Transistorized Television.
The first commercially available Transistorized Television offered for sale to the public was a black and white unit made by Philco in 1959. Toshiba developed the first Japanese transistor television set shortly thereafter in that same year.
Texas Instruments began the first commercial production of transistors for radios in 1954. Very soon after, Sony acquired the rights to transistor production, producing televisions throughout the next decade that would make previous vacuum tube models obsolete.
The first all-transistor COLOR television made in the United States was introduced by Motorola in 1967.
Integrated Circuits: IC chips become the brains of the modern Television
ITT semiconductor chips in televisions (1983)
The first computer chip used in televisions was developed in the late 1960s. It was developed by a group of engineers working for a company called General Instrument Corporation.
The chip was called the "GI-1000" and it was the first integrated circuit designed specifically for use in television sets. It was the first chip to be used in a commercial television set and it revolutionized the television industry. The chip allowed for the development of color television, digital television, and other advanced features.
Zenith's "Chromatic Brain" introduced in 1969 in their "Chromacolor" line of televisions was the first integrated circuit ever used to produce a color TV picture.
Toshiba took the lead over its competitors in adopting IC technology to color televisions, starting with automatic fine tuning (AFT) circuitry in 1969. This was followed by the development of audio and color signal demodulation circuitry, as Toshiba aggressively worked to apply IC technologies to the television.
In 1971, Toshiba introduced their model 20C60. It was the world's first color television which would made use of a large amount of IC chip technology, containing 11 IC chips total. This IC television did not use IC circuits entirely. Rather, it used both IC circuitry and discrete transistors. The IC circuit was used for the tuner, output, power supply, horizontal oscillation, and amplifier, as well as most of the video amplifier components. In addition, the newly developed 2SC1172 transistor combined horizontal output and high-voltage generation
Star television offered the first total electronic tuning system in a Television in 1974. Also in 1974, Integrated Circuits made possible the Magnavox Odyssey - the first home video game system that the general public could connect to their home television.
The chip was called the "GI-1000" and it was the first integrated circuit designed specifically for use in television sets. It was the first chip to be used in a commercial television set and it revolutionized the television industry. The chip allowed for the development of color television, digital television, and other advanced features.
Zenith's "Chromatic Brain" introduced in 1969 in their "Chromacolor" line of televisions was the first integrated circuit ever used to produce a color TV picture.
Toshiba took the lead over its competitors in adopting IC technology to color televisions, starting with automatic fine tuning (AFT) circuitry in 1969. This was followed by the development of audio and color signal demodulation circuitry, as Toshiba aggressively worked to apply IC technologies to the television.
In 1971, Toshiba introduced their model 20C60. It was the world's first color television which would made use of a large amount of IC chip technology, containing 11 IC chips total. This IC television did not use IC circuits entirely. Rather, it used both IC circuitry and discrete transistors. The IC circuit was used for the tuner, output, power supply, horizontal oscillation, and amplifier, as well as most of the video amplifier components. In addition, the newly developed 2SC1172 transistor combined horizontal output and high-voltage generation
Star television offered the first total electronic tuning system in a Television in 1974. Also in 1974, Integrated Circuits made possible the Magnavox Odyssey - the first home video game system that the general public could connect to their home television.
RCA Television Solid State Ceramic Circuit (1972)
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Fairchild Semiconductor announces TV program about their Integrated Circuits (1967)
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What is an Integrated Circuit?
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Smart TV chips: Integrated Circuits allowed for advances in television features
Motorola "instant replay" PIP IC Chip used in Magnavox Televisions (1988)
The use of Integrated Circuits in Televisions allowed for the industry to add numerous new features over time to improve the TV users experience.
Among the most popular new features made possible by Integrated Circuits were "Instant replay" and "Picture in Picture (PIP)", which were both introduced to Televisions sets in the late 1980s.
Years later, in 2008, Samsung would introduce the first Smart TV. Smart TV's are designed with hardware to allow access to the internet, and featured software applications that could stream videos to the television from numerous sources.
The current list of global Smart TV chip manufacturers include: MediaTek, MStar Semiconductor, Novatek Microelectronics, Sigma, and Realtek Semiconductor.
Among the most popular new features made possible by Integrated Circuits were "Instant replay" and "Picture in Picture (PIP)", which were both introduced to Televisions sets in the late 1980s.
Years later, in 2008, Samsung would introduce the first Smart TV. Smart TV's are designed with hardware to allow access to the internet, and featured software applications that could stream videos to the television from numerous sources.
The current list of global Smart TV chip manufacturers include: MediaTek, MStar Semiconductor, Novatek Microelectronics, Sigma, and Realtek Semiconductor.
GTE - Sylvania computer chip designed for their color Televisions (1978)
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