IBM Ramps Up Custom-Chip Delivery

Zardon · Jun 16, 2003, 10:27 PM

Hoping to grow its market share in the lucrative custom chip market, IBM has launched a chipmaking service that will streamline the design and manufacture of custom chips. IBM hopes its new Customized Control Processor (CCP) service will combine the best of both worlds: customization and efficiency. By fabricating system-on-a-chip (SOC) processors on pre-built cores, Big Blue expects to deliver custom chips with far greater speed.

IBM's primary thrust in its microprocessor business is custom chips, said Gartner analyst Richard Gordon. Its new CCP is an effort to "expand the market for 'semi-custom,' you might call it, or 'configurable custom,'" he told NewsFactor.

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Jun 16, 2003, 10:27 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	IBM Ramps Up Custom-Chip Delivery Hoping to grow its market share in the lucrative custom chip market, IBM has launched a chipmaking service that will streamline the design and manufacture of custom chips. IBM hopes its new Customized Control Processor (CCP) service will combine the best of both worlds: customization and efficiency. By fabricating system-on-a-chip (SOC) processors on pre-built cores, Big Blue expects to deliver custom chips with far greater speed. IBM's primary thrust in its microprocessor business is custom chips, said Gartner analyst Richard Gordon. Its new CCP is an effort to "expand the market for 'semi-custom,' you might call it, or 'configurable custom,'" he told NewsFactor. Article here