Sony to Offload Cell PS3 Chip Plant to Toshiba
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This morning, multiple Asian news sources report that Sony's Kyushu semiconductor division has agreed to sell 60% of its Nagasaki 300 mm fabrication plant -- the key facility in the manufacture of the Cell BE processor that powers the PlayStation 3 -- to Toshiba.
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Sony Corp said Thursday that it had agreed to sell its production lines for the powerful computer chip at the heart of its struggling PlayStation 3 game console to rival Toshiba Corp.
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Watch out, Nvidia, here comes... er... SpursEngine Toshiba will next week formally announce a processor based on the Cell chip that sits inside each Sony PlayStation 3 games console. The new CPU will be pitched not only at consumer electronics kit but set head-to-head with today's PC and Mac graphics chips.â¦
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Some details of the highly-anticipated advanced microprocessor, code-named Cell, which is expected to power the PlayStation 3, have been released by the three firms responsible for the chip&#39;s development - IBM, Sony and Toshiba.
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Sony Corp. (6758.T) plans to phase out the cut-priced $499 model of its PlayStation 3 video game machine, leaving only a higher capacity $599 model for sale in the United States, the company said on Monday.
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Toshiba Corp. (6502.T) said on Tuesday it  would replace about 340,000 laptop computer batteries made by  Sony Corp. (6758.T) worldwide due to possible problems with  recharging and transmission of electricity.
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Sony Corp.  plans to lower the production cost of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game consoles by using less expensive chips, aiming to turn the operations profitable between September and next March, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday.
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Sony is now $399 away from giving PlayStation 3 consoles away.
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By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 13--TOKYO -- Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will sharply reduce capital  expenditures for its semiconductor operations over the next three years as  part of its efforts to focus on money-making products.
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Initial versions of PlayStation 3 chip will not be produced with a cutting-edge chip-making technology. The four companies developing the Cell consumer electronics microprocessor released a few more details
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Sony announces new functionality for both its PS3 and PSP gaming hardware.
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THE CELL CHIP which is the basis for the Playstation 3 will go into limited production next year, said IBM and Sony. It won&#39;t go into mass production until 2006, but IBM will show off the chip at a chip conference in February next year.
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Sony's PlayStation 3 is going to do for video games what the microwave did for leftovers.
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What it's doing with the PS3 processor CES Toshiba used the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to explain why it plans to incorporate the PlayStation 3's Cell processor into future LCD TV products.â¦
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IBM IBM.N, Sony Corp. 6758.T and  Toshiba Corp. 6502.T on Monday unveiled some key details on  the powerful new "Cell" processor the three are jointly  producing to run next-generation computers, game consoles and  TVs.
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Sony Corp. is removing a chip from the European version of its new PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console, a move that cuts costs but means users cannot play some of their old games.
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Japan&#39;s Sony Corp (6758.T) is in talks to  sell its production facilities for advanced microchips used in  its PlayStation 3 game console to Toshiba Corp (6502.T),  sources close to the matter said.