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5月29日,新崛起的处理器设计厂商Artx与著名的任天堂公司签署合作协议,即任天堂公司将不再使用SGI公司下属MIPS公司的处理器,转而使用Artx的产品。 Artx公司的首席技术官表示,根据新的协议任天堂将在下一代游戏机中使用Artx公司设计的图形处理器。另外,Artx还将与任天堂公司合作选择一家微处理器厂商作为下一代产品的技术合作伙伴。目前,SGI和MIPS向任天堂的游戏机提供名为Reality的图形协处理器,任天堂是MIPS最大的客户之一,也是SGI的主要收入来源之一。因此这项举动可能会对SGI和MIPS的收入有较大影响。尽管如此,MIPS同样是任天堂很可能的几个选择之一。5月28日,SGI与
On May 29, Artx, a newly emerging processor designer, signed a cooperation agreement with a well-known Nintendo company that will no longer use Nintendo’s processor from MIPS, a subsidiary of SGI, to Artx. Artx’s CTO said under the new agreement, Nintendo will use Artx-designed graphics processors in next-generation game consoles. In addition, Artx will also work with Nintendo to select a microprocessor vendor as its next-generation technology partner. Currently, SGI and MIPS provide Nintendo’s game console with a graphics coprocessor called Reality, one of MIPS’s largest customers and one of SGI’s major revenue contributors. Therefore, this move may have a greater impact on the revenue of SGI and MIPS. However, MIPS is also one of the most likely options for Nintendo. May 28, SGI and