Microsoft har nå offentliggjort firmaet som skal produsere chpisettet til deres Xbox 2 motherboards, og valget falt på Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
Todd Holmdahl, General Manager hos Xbox hadde følgende å si om saken: "TSMC has consistently demonstrated industry leadership in the development and deployment of highly advanced semiconductor process technologies for high-volume manufacturing," said Todd Holmdahl, Xbox General Manager of Microsoft Corporation. "It was this solid record of achievement that led us to work directly with TSMC on semiconductors targeted to our future game consoles products."
"Microsoft's future Xbox products and services will require leading-edge semiconductor technologies," added Dr. Rick Tsai, president of TSMC. "This agreement underscores the importance of a partnership between the two companies to identify the best technology platforms for Microsoft's future products. We look forward to a long and productive collaboration with Microsoft."