TSMC says Microsoft to use its 90 nm DRAM process for Xbox
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) <2330.TW>, the world’s top contract chip maker, said on Thursday Microsoft Corp. has started using TSMC’s 90-nanometre-embedded-DRAM process technology for the production of the Xbox 360 game console.
"Microsoft’s selection of the TSMC 90nm eDRAM process for the graphics-rich Xbox 360 is an important validation of the capability and maturity of the technology," said John Wei, senior director of platform marketing, advanced technology division of TSMC, in a statement on its Web site.
