Sony to outsource chip production
Posted by @ 4:18 PM, EST
AsiaBiztech reports that Sony has decided to place microchip orders for PlayStation2, MP3 players and cellular phones with Taiwan's wafer fabrication giants Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
Here’s a bit of the article:

A well-placed source said that Sony had engaged in intensive negotiations with Taiwan's TSMC, UMC and ASE for the feasibility of outsourcing its high-profit-margin system on a chip (SOC) technology. Sony hopes that such a move can be helpful to boost the shipments of the PS2. Sony's PS2 went on sale in the global market, but limited supplies meant that many customers are still empty handed.