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NEC has announced that Microsoft will be using the company’s embedded DRAM in its upcoming new console. The embedded DRAM is expected to be used in conjunction with the console’s GPU, which is being manufactured by ATI.
“The next-generation Xbox platform will provide gamers with a highly advanced graphics experience,” said Todd Holmdahl, Corporate Vice President, Xbox Product Group. “NEC Electronics’ cutting-edge embedded DRAM technology plays a vital role in enabling our graphics engine’s performance, while its manufacturing process provides a reliable resource that can deliver the volumes required to support what will be an extremely popular gaming platform.”
“Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox platform promises to be a revolutionary gaming platform and must-have consumer device,” said Hirokazu Hashimoto, Executive Vice President, NEC Electronics Corporation. “NEC Electronics is pleased to be an integral part of this device and looks forward to working with Microsoft to make the next-generation Xbox platform a top seller.”
The embedded DRAM is expected to be used to enable the use of anti-aliasing and high definition graphics with almost no cost to system performance.
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