[oceanview]

Yes, and the all the further advancements in the consumer electronics field you mention - came from the countries that took the industry from the US. You don't see the LCD and plasma screen market, a HUGE worldwide market, domininated by the US. How could it. Once you lose an industry, you also lose any further advancement (and jobs) that that industry would have brought.

[_Jim]

Once you lose an industry, you also lose any further advancement (and jobs) that that industry would have brought.

See post #42

TI (TXN) is also a leading manufacturer of DLP (Digital Light Projector) technology ...