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Zhaoxin's KX-7000 (chipsandcheese.com)
Zhaoxin is a Chinese x86 CPU designer. The KaiXian KX-7000 is Zhaoxin’s latest CPU, and features a new architecture dubbed “世纪大道”. 世纪大道 is a road in Shanghai called “Century Avenue”, following Zhaoxin’s practice of naming architectures after Shanghai landmarks. Zhaoxin is notable because it’s a joint venture between VIA Technologies and the Shanghai municipal government. It inherits VIA’s x86-64 license, and also enjoys powerful government backing.
China, CPU Architecture, Hardware, Processors, Joint Ventures
193 points by ryandotsmith 9 days ago | 57 comments
Intel, TSMC tentatively agree to form chipmaking joint venture (yahoo.com)
Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co have reached a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture to operate the U.S. chipmaker's factories, the Information reported on Thursday, citing two people involved in the discussions.
Intel, Semiconductors, Joint Ventures, Taiwan
80 points by pseudolus 35 days ago | 23 comments
Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors sign MOU on collaborative considerations (global.honda)
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. ("Nissan"), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ("Honda"), and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation ("Mitsubishi Motors") have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the possibility of Mitsubishi Motors’ participation, involvement, and synergy sharing in relation to the business integration through the establishment of a joint holding company outlined in an MOU signed between Nissan and Honda.
Automotive, Partnerships, Japan, Business, Joint Ventures
3 points by samdung 134 days ago | 1 comments
Ecosia and Qwant, European search engines, join forces on European search index (techcrunch.com)
Qwant, France’s privacy-focused search engine, and Ecosia, a Berlin-based not-for-profit search engine that uses ad revenue to fund tree planting and other climate-focused initiatives, are joining forces on a joint venture to develop their own European search index.
Search Engines, Privacy, Europe, Climate Change, Joint Ventures
22 points by cpeterso 177 days ago | 1 comments