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  • Lawsuit targets PS2 chip

    Electronics giants Sony and Toshiba have been sued in a patent dispute involving the main chip used by Sony's PlayStation 2 console.

  • PlayStation 3 chip nears completion

    Collaborating engineers from IBM, Sony and Toshiba have wrapped up the design for the inner workings of a mysterious new chip called the "Cell."

  • PlayStation 3 chip to arrive in 2005

    Sony said it is readying a test production line for the Cell processor, which is ultimately planned to power everything from the PlayStation 3 to IBM servers.

  • Sony Australia backpedals on PS2 reports

    Sony Computer Entertainment Australia has downplayed reports the company has successfully combined the Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesiser onto the one chip.

  • IBM, Toshiba and Sony plan next generation Cell chip

    IBM, Sony and Toshiba on Thursday announced that they are renewing their joint technology alliance for another five years and hinted that they see it expanding beyond the development of the next generation of Cell processors.

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  • PlayStation 3 chip nears completion

    Collaborating engineers from IBM, Sony and Toshiba have wrapped up the design for the inner workings of a mysterious new chip called the "Cell."

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    Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

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  • Sony sinks US$1.6 billion into 'Cell' plant

    More details emerge about the highly secretive "Cell" processor, which is slated to power the upcoming Sony PlayStation 3 game console.

  • PSX makes a stir in Japan

    Multifunction console from Sony unveiled at Tokyo trade show. New box turns heads, but can it turn a profit?

  • Microsoft moves into chip world with Xbox

    There's a multibillion-dollar company moving into the chip business: Microsoft.

  • CPU Survival

    The exploding costs of fabrication facilities, combined with the technical hurdles of the next generation of chip design seem like unassailable hurdles for the microchip vendors and manufacturers.

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