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Article: SONY'S AV PRODUCTS TO USE SAME CHIPS, SOFTWARE.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- July 14, 2003
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TOKYO, July 14 Asia Pulse - Sony Corp. (TSE:6758) intends to make common use of chips and software a companywide policy for its audiovisual products.
By standardizing the chips and software used in AV equipment, Sony aims to halve both the time and the cost of product development.
The policy will be applied to both stationary products like televisions, stereo equipment and DVD players, and portable products like camcorders and digital cameras.
Two or three chips will be prepared for use as standard equipment in each of these types of products. Some of these chips have already been developed, and Sony expects to release the first ...