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Sometimes the timing of corporate announcements can make you blink. Immediately in the wake of Toshiba killing off its HD DVD high-definition disc format, the company has finalized a deal with Sony that will have it acquiring a chip-making facility in western Japan for some ¥90 billion (about $835 million). The move is part of Sony's effort to focus on its core businesses, which the company now believes does not include… Read More

Electronics giants Sony and Toshiba have announced (Japanese) have announced they will form a joint partnership—60 percent owned by Toshiba—that will take over manufacture of the Cell processor and graphics processing unit used in Sony's PlayStation 3 game console, and possibly other high-performance chips. The deal will also have Sony selling Toshiba two of its chip fabrication plants, on in Nagasaki and another in Oita,… Read More