Microsoft appears to be cutting out middleman ATI with its announcement of a deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, to make processors for future Xbox gaming consoles and services. The companies said the “breakthrough agreement” expands an ongoing relationship, but rather than work through ATI, which previously had subcontracted the silicon work for Microsoft to TSMC, Microsoft now will have direct, collaborative access to TSMC technology, the software giant said.
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TSMC To Make Xbox2 Chips for Microsoft
Posted by: Jay Lyman April 6, 2004 09:56 AMMicrosoft appears to be cutting out middleman ATI with its announcement of a deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, to make processors for future Xbox gaming consoles and services. The companies said the “breakthrough agreement” expands an ongoing relationship, but rather than work through ATI, which previously had subcontracted the silicon work for Microsoft to TSMC, Microsoft now will have direct, collaborative access to TSMC technology, the software giant said.