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IBM，东芝，索尼更新Cell处理器合作协议。
来自Reuters的报道，索尼，东芝和IBM日前联合宣布他们更新了关于Cell芯片的合作协议，更新之后，三方的合作关系将再延长5年。
到目前为止，三家公司已经在Cell芯片上投入了大约4亿美元的资金。而PS3将是第一个采用这个技术的主要消费电子产品。同时公司也进一步表示了将Cell应用于其他产品的意向，比如高端电视和音响。不过最新的报道中，关于Cell在医疗器械和军事方面的用途的描述，已经被移除。
公司也希望通过这次协议延长，能够更好的帮助下一代芯片技术，包括32纳米制程的开发。
IBM, Toshiba, Sony Renew Cell Partnership
According to a Reuters report, Sony, Toshiba and IBM have jointly announced that the companies have renewed their co-production partnership which helped created the Cell chip, to be used in Sony's PlayStation 3, for another 5 years.
So far, the three firms, which have revealed significant details on the Cell chip over the past few months, have invested around $400 million in the tech, with the PS3 chip the first major consumer application to be spun out of the project since it started in 2000.
However, the firms also intend to continue Cell development for other consumer electronic devices such as high-end televisions and audio equipment, though interestingly, Reuters has issued a correction over claims of possible medicinal and military use for the Cell, removing these uses from its initially released list.
The companies also indicated that the renewed partnership will especially help research next-generation chip technology at 32-nanometers and beyond, significantly beyond current production technology.
