PS2 Awarded

Nikkei Business Publications has awarded the 10th annual Nikkei BP Technology Award to the creators of the LSI chip for Sony's Playstation 2. Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Corporation, and Toshiba Semiconductor share the award for the year 2000 for their contribuions to development of the Playstation 2's LSI architecture and technology. The prize was created to encourage domestic technology development in Japan, and honors excellent technology in the fields of electronics, telecommunications, personal computer, mechanical system, civil engineering, medicine and biotechnology, and ecological technology.