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Toshiba, NEC Electronics to Join on Chips
November 9, 2005

TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese electronics makers Toshiba Corp. and NEC Electronics Corp. will jointly develop technology to produce next-generation semiconductors that are smaller, faster, more efficient and less costly, the two companies announced Wednesday.

The new chips will have circuit widths as narrow as 45 nanometers, allowing electronics makers to also shrink the size of their products, a joint statement said. One nanometer is one-billionth of a meter.

The companies said joint development would allow them to share the hefty costs associated with creating new chip technology and speed up the development process, adding they had started discussing a comprehensive alliance in their semiconductor operations.

Chipmakers around the world are stepping up efforts to improve their production technology amid stiff competition in the global semiconductor market. sh*t Electric Industrial Co., another Japanese consumer electronics maker, said last month it started making 65-nanometer chips for use in digital consumer gadgets.

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THat's crazy....they must use microscopes all the time when designing...

Another great improvement, smaller proccessors mean more space for other processors.....perhaps another take on Cell...