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Sony Sells Cell Chip Business To Toshiba

Sony_Toshiba_Shake.jpgA month ago we ran a well-circulated rumor that Sony was selling the Cell biz. Today the company formally announced it had struck a deal. Once the $1 billion+ deal is finalized, production facilities would belong to Toshiba, but the result will be a joint venture for producing serious semiconductors, presumably so Sony doesn't have to give up all of its Cell-chip bragging rights. [AFP/Yahoo; Kotaku]

8:14 AM on Thu Oct 18 2007
By Wilson Rothman
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