Sony, Toshiba, NEC to produce 45-nano chips?
Sony, Toshiba and NEC Electronics have agreed to extend their existing cooperation in the development of advanced microchips to full production. The three Japanese electronics companies, which are jointly developing system chips with circuitry width of 45 nanometers, have decided to start making the cutting-edge chips by around 2010.
Toshiba and NEC Electronics are looking into the feasibility of joint production of 45-nanometer chips in line with their announcement in November, but Sony is not part of the talks, representatives at Toshiba and NEC Electronics said. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter. Sony, Toshiba and NEC Electronics, the chip unit of NEC Corp., announced last month they would jointly develop the advanced microchips, sharing hefty costs and pooling technological expertise.
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