The program is part of an effort by IBM to mine more profits from its chip business by better marketing its expertise in chip manufacturing, research and design that other companies simply don't have.
On Thursday, Nortel announced it was in discussions with Singapore-based contract manufacturer Flextronics to handle its systems integration, the final piece in the manufacturing supply chain before products are shipped to customers.
Besides the German manufacturer, Acer, AOL, Philips Electronics and Wyse Technology have agreed to use the chips. Manufacturing will be sub-contracted to the purchaser of its Portland fab. The SC1400 combines an x86 MediaGX processor core, system...
Five IT vendors have teamed up to create a hybrid pharmaceutical manufacturing software product. Manufacturing companies in this field are experiencing rising costs associated with regulatory compliance and demands from customers to deliver...
HP is to continue its mission to outsource its PC manufacturing business with plans to offload a French factory in a multi-billion dollar deal. Under the terms of the deal, the PC giant will sell its plant at Isle d'Abeau to electronics...
This has seen many manufacturers outsource some of their operations to developing countries where wages are much lower, it's easier to hire and fire workers as demand changes, and very few people are members of a union.