Next-gen XBox to feature IBM processor technology
Staff | Date: Nov 3, 2003 | Comments: 1
Microsoft announced today that it has licensed "leading-edge semiconductor processor technology" from IBM for use in future Xbox products and services. According to Bernie Meyerson, IBM Fellow and chief technologist for IBM's Technology Group, the new Xbox technologies will be based on the latest in IBM's family of state-of-the-art processors.
IBM's microelectronics division offers a variety of processors based on PowerPC RISC CPU cores, including embedded processors and network processors.
"IBM's advanced chip technologies are in demand across a wide range of industries and applications," Meyerson said. "We're excited to be working on a project of this magnitude and that Microsoft has chosen IBM to provide technologies that will power future consumer devices and expand the boundaries of what's possible in entertainment."
"Microsoft is already developing the software and services that will drive the Digital Decade," said Robbie Bach, senior vice president of the Home & Entertainment Division at Microsoft. "By combining our vision, software experience and R&D resources with IBM's computer and semiconductor technologies, we plan to deliver unprecedented and unparalleled entertainment experiences to consumers while creating new engines of growth for the technology and entertainment industries."
