Sony might be outsourcing RSX GPU production to TSMC and IBM

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"Sony is likely to outsource production of RSX chips to IBM or Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), according to sources at
Taiwan contract makers."


http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20060221A2006.html


It's possible that Sony is outsourcing RSX production in addition to
producing RSX themselves to ensure a large suppy of GPUs for PS3
launch, whenever that might be.
 
"Sony is likely to outsource production of RSX chips to IBM or Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), according to sources at
Taiwan contract makers."
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Seems logical to me. nVidia has a very successful track record of
their designs already with TSMC, and no doubt the pre-production RSX
parts are already fabbed there. Makes the production cycle far
shorter not having to port to an in-house silicon process. I suspect
that the port to the in-house Sony process will be post-shipment
phase-2 silicon and be combined with a cost-reducing die-shrink.

John Lewis
 
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