Chartered was selected after successful manufacturing of 90nm SOI CPU products for the Xbox 360 launch, through an agreement with IBM. "Chartered's ability to demonstrate the manufacturability of IBM's advanced SOI technology in Fab 7 was key to our selection. We plan to continue with our strategy of dual sourcing from Chartered and IBM's fabs, which are operationally aligned and compatible, to give us the consistent product quality and flexibility we will need," said Larry Yang, General Manager of Xbox Console Development at Microsoft.
Both Microsoft and Chartered are excited in the press release for the upcoming cooperation. "Together, Chartered and IBM offer a unique dual source capability that delivers superior redundancy and flexibility," also Jim Comfort, vice president, Microsoft Client Executive, IBM was boasting the success behind collaboration with Chartered, "Chartered's decision to adopt our advanced Silicon on Insulator technology at 65nm is further evidence of the success of the IBM/Chartered Common Platform strategy."
Chartered is one of the leading dedicated semiconductor foundries which offers leading-edge technologies down to 65 nanometer. The company has its headquarters in Singapore and officer all around Asia, USA and Europe employing over 5,000 worldwide.
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Written by: Matti Robinson @ 25 Apr 2006 2:03
