Mntsnow
02-03-2004, 7:16 AM
Sony will invest $325 million in IBM's upstate New York semiconductor plant and work with Big Blue to produce tiny new chips for next-generation computer systems and consumer electronics.
IBM plans to begin pilot production of the "cell" microprocessors and other chips for Sony at the plant in East Fishkill, 60 miles north of New York City, in the first half of 2005.
IBM's chip-making division has struggled with weak demand, leading to a $252 million loss in the company's technology group in 2003. However, the Sony deal follows a November announcement by Microsoft Corp. that IBM will make chips for the next version of the Xbox video game consoles.
Read more (http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=47633)
IBM plans to begin pilot production of the "cell" microprocessors and other chips for Sony at the plant in East Fishkill, 60 miles north of New York City, in the first half of 2005.
IBM's chip-making division has struggled with weak demand, leading to a $252 million loss in the company's technology group in 2003. However, the Sony deal follows a November announcement by Microsoft Corp. that IBM will make chips for the next version of the Xbox video game consoles.
Read more (http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=47633)