IBM makes way into Xbox

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IBM has been working with Microsoft since 2003 to develop one of the microprocessors found in the upcoming Xbox 360, the console gaming system expected to deliver a significant boost in graphics power to enthusiasts.

Production of that chip is under way at IBM's facility in Fishkill, N.Y., and at Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing in Singapore, officials said Tuesday. IBM also unveiled some of the details behind the chip's architecture at the Fall Processor Forum in San Jose, Calif.