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jpmattia ◴[12 Nov 25 15:04 UTC] No.45901114[source]▶

> so IBM handled manufacturing of its first-generation CPUs.

I'm curious: Is there a consensus on which startup companies achieved success using IBM as a fab? or if not a consensus, I'd settle for anecdotes too.

My own company (which built 40G optical transponders) used them back in that era. While the tech was first rate, the pricing was something to behold.

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dlcarrier ◴[12 Nov 25 15:40 UTC] No.45901494[source]▶

>>45901114 #

I don't know about startups, but the Cell processor in the PS3 and the Xenon processor in the Xbox 360 we both fabricated by IBM.

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1. pdw ◴[12 Nov 25 16:11 UTC] No.45901921[source]▶

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The Nintendo GameCube and Wii also had IBM CPUs.

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