IBM To Manufacture NVIDIA GPUs

IBM, NVIDIA Form Strategic Alliance
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IBM and NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) today announced the two companies have formed a multi-year strategic alliance under which IBM will manufacture NVIDIA’s next-generation GeForce graphics processor units (GPUs). State-of-the-art GPUs, like NVIDIA’s Geforce FX, have become process and manufacturing drivers. To deliver the immense computational power needed to create cinematic images in real-time, NVIDIA’s GPUs require the most sophisticated process technologies. As part of the agreement, NVIDIA will gain access to IBM’s comprehensive suite of foundry services and leading-edge manufacturing technologies, including power-efficient copper wiring, and a roadmap that leads to 65nm (nanometer; a billionth of a meter) in the next several years, giving the company the necessary tools to advance its state-of-the-art GPUs. "IBM is bringing a new foundry business model by combining advanced technology coupled with close customer integration," stated Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO at NVIDIA. "Our strategic alliance with IBM gives NVIDIA unprecedented opportunity to bring groundbreaking GPU products to the market. The combination of NVIDIA and IBM’s capabilities will be powerful."

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