Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. said Thursday they will jointly develop advanced 45-nanometer process and design technologies for next-generation system large-scale integrated circuits.
The two electronics giants expect to see positive results in 2005, building on their successful joint development of a 65-nanometer design process that will soon be applied to sample products, they said.
Sony and Toshiba hope the 20 billion yen project will allow them to be the first to market with 45-nanometer knowhow, they said.