AMD, IBM tighten ties

Iria · Aug 15, 2005, 11:39 PM

Advanced Micro Devices and IBM have pledged to continue their technology development alliance through 2011 and have expanded it to new areas.

Under the arrangement, the two will cooperate to devise techniques for manufacturing chips using the 32-nanometer and 22-nanometer processes, as well as developing in-chip technologies to boost performance. The two also will also expand their cooperation to include developing new transistors, interconnects (the wires that connect transistors), lithography and packaging.

Research and development alliances between large chip companies have gone from being somewhat unusual six years ago to part of a normal way of life, because of the onerous expenses and technical difficulties associated with designing modern-day semiconductors.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	AMD, IBM tighten ties Advanced Micro Devices and IBM have pledged to continue their technology development alliance through 2011 and have expanded it to new areas. Under the arrangement, the two will cooperate to devise techniques for manufacturing chips using the 32-nanometer and 22-nanometer processes, as well as developing in-chip technologies to boost performance. The two also will also expand their cooperation to include developing new transistors, interconnects (the wires that connect transistors), lithography and packaging. Research and development alliances between large chip companies have gone from being somewhat unusual six years ago to part of a normal way of life, because of the onerous expenses and technical difficulties associated with designing modern-day semiconductors. ___________ Read More / Source: ZDNet