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Sony Corporation Annual Report 200334
In-House Production of Advanced LSIs
Advanced LSIs, such as the EmotionEngine (EE) and Graphics Synthesizer (GS), used in the PS2 as its CPU
and graphics rendering processor, are produced by SCE at in-house semiconductor fabrication facilities.
Since 1999, SCE has invested approximately 300 billion yen, starting w ith an investment in 180
nanometer process fabrication capacity and moving to the introduction of a 90 nanometer process
fabrication line. Through the use of this cutting edge technology, SCE w ill begin production during
the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004 of a super LSI that combines EE and GS on a single chip.
Furthermore, in order to manufacture a new microprocessor and other system LSIs designed for
the broadband era and for use in the next generation computer entertainment system, the Sony
Group, including SCE, decided in April 2003 to make,
over the 3-year period ending in M arch 2006, approxi-
mately 200 billion yen in capital expenditures. This 200
billion yen expenditure will give the Sony Group a new
semiconductor fabrication line for building chips with
65 nanometer process on 300mm wafers.
A New Portable Entertainment Platform: PSP
In M ay 2003, SCE announced PSP, a new handheld entertainment system. Its launch is targeted at the
2004 year-end selling season.
As a recording medium, PSP will utilize Universal Media Disc (UMD), a 60mm optical disc newly
developed by the Sony Group. Compared with mask ROM cartridges used in existing portable game
units, this disc achieves larger capacity at a lower cost, and with a shorter production lead time. PSP
will feature a w ide (16:9) screen, high resolution TFT LCD monitor so as to accommodate a broad
range of entertainment applications. Rich, three dimensional graphics rendering is made possible by
an ultra-high-performance chipset produced using the most advanced semiconductor process
technology. Cutting edge codec (coding and decoding) technologies, including MPEG-4, are also
utilized, enabling delivery of picture quality equivalent to that of DVD-Video.
The most advanced technologies are employed in this new portable entertainment platform, PSP.
SCE positions PSP as a platform for the enjoyment of a broad range of computer entertainment,
anywhere, anytime, and will continue to offer a wide range of entertainment content and services.
SCE semiconductor fabrication facilities